David C. Steelman, Principal Court Management Consultant, is responsible for domestic and international projects in such areas as court organization and governance, operations and performance review, trial court and appellate court caseflow management, problem-solving programs, business process enhancement, and family and juvenile court matters.

He received a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, an M.A. from the University of New Hampshire, and a B.A. from University of New Hampshire.

• Project director, study of cost consequences of felony delay, Orange County, FL
• Project director, felony caseflow management study, Bernalillo County, NM
• Consultant, court management structure and processes, Circuit and Superior Courts, Clark County, IN
• Caseflow management consultant, Spokane County (WA) District Court
• Evaluator, felony backlog reduction effort, Riverside County, CA
• Court management consultant in Ireland, Egypt, Nepal, Italy, Serbia, Abu Dhabi, and Saudi Arabia
• Project director for operations management studies of trial or appellate courts in 31 US states
• Project director for studies of caseflow management for trial or appellate courts in 35 US states

Selected Books and Publications

• "Can An Italian Court Use the American Approach to Delay Reduction?" (with Marco Fabri) Justice System Journal (Vol. 29, 2008)
• Caseflow Management: A Brief Guide for Family Court Judges (New York State Judicial Institute, 2006).
• Caseflow Management: The Heart of Court Management in the New Millennium (lead author, with John Goerdt and James McMillan)(revised edition) (NCSC, 2004)
• Court Business Process Enhancement Guide (Search, Inc., and NCSC for COSCA/NACM Joint Technology Committee, 2003)
• (Contributing author) Changing Times in Trial Courts: Caseflow Management and Delay Reduction in Urban Trial Courts, by Barry Mahoney, et al. (NCSC, 1988)
• Traffic Court Procedure and Administration (2d ed.) (co-author with James Economos) (American Bar Association, 1983)
• “New Directions that Research on State Courts Should Take: Views from Key State Court Stakeholders,” Justice System Journal (Vol. 30, No. 3, 2009).

Bar Affiliations and Professional Membership

• Bar of Massachusetts and New Hampshire
• Mid-Atlantic Association for Court Management (1993-present)
• National Association for Court Management (1987-present)