Judicial / Court / Court Watch

American Judges Association – the objective and purpose of the Association is to promote and improve the effective administration of justice; to maintain the status and independence of the judiciary; to provide a forum for the continuing education of its members and the general public; and for the exchange of new ideas among all judges, Williamsburg, VA.

Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, Cornell Law School – works with judges, legal professionals, governmental and non-governmental organizations to improve access to justice in an effort to eliminate violence against women and girls, Ithaca, NY.

Center for Court Innovation – engages in both reflection and technical assistance, mining the lessons from its demonstration projects in New York and helping other jurisdictions launch their own problem-solving efforts. The Center's national work includes convening roundtable discussions, writing white papers, creating web sites and hosting site visits. Much of this work is devoted to encouraging and supporting replication, giving court planners in other states the tools they need to launch their own problem-solving initiatives. The Center has also begun to engage a wider audience of practitioners, scholars and policymakers in thinking through the role of problem-solving courts and how judges and attorneys can solve problems that have eluded conventional solutions, New York, NY.

Center for Family Violence and the Courts – sponsored by the Family Violence Forum – a National Center for State Courts Community of Practice comprised of researchers, educators, and information specialists with the mission of improving the justice system’s response to family violence, Williamsburg, VA.

Court Interpretation, National Center for State Courts, Williamsburg, VA.

Domestic Violence Court, Center for Court Innovation – specialized domestic violence courts are designed to improve victim safety and enhance defendant accountability, New York, NY.

Family Violence Department, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges – is dedicated to serving the nation's children and families by improving the courts of juvenile and family jurisdictions. Our mission is to better the justice system through education and applied research and improve the standards, practices and effectiveness of the juvenile court system, Reno, NV.

National Association of Court Monitoring Programs, WATCH – making the justice system more effective and responsive in handling cases of violence , particularly against women and children, and creating a more informed and involved public, Minneapolis, MN.

National Center for State Courts – provides information and assistance to court leaders that helps them better serve the public, Williamsburg, VA.

National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association – support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes, Seattle, WA.

National Family Court Watch Project – founded in 2004, it is the first known program to use a standardized observational instrument nationwide. We observe and report trends that the data collection reveals. The ultimate goal is to work with the public and judicial system to create methods and procedures that help resolve the problems we are finding in family courts across the country, Milford MI.

National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence – a dynamic partnership among the Office on Violence Against Women, the Family Violence Prevention Fund and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. The NJIDV provides highly interactive, skills-based domestic violence workshops for judges and judicial offices nationwide.

Public Access to Court Records, National Center for State Courts – an online resource guide, Williamsburg, VA.

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