This Week at NCSC

 
Staff suggests space strategies for Iowa court

May 19 | NCSC Court Consulting Services staff is presenting recommended space strategies to the Polk County, Iowa (Des Moines) Board of Supervisors for the adaptive reuse of an old jail as a criminal courts building, a former J.C. Penney building as a justice system annex, and the renovation of the Historic Polk County Courthouse for civil and court administration functions.

 
Conference focuses on making a difference

May 20-23 | An NCSC staff member is attending the Accountability Courts Conference in Atlanta, Ga. The theme of this year’s conference is Setting the Standard: Measuring the Work, Marking Our Progress, and Making a Difference.

 
Progress of reform efforts focus of N.M. meeting

May 22 | NCSC Court Consulting Services (CCS) is holding a meeting with court and county government officials to discuss and plan how improvements in district court felony case flow management might contribute to county-level detention reform efforts in Albuquerque, N.M.

 
Staff attending COSCA conference in Idaho

May 22-24 | NCSC Court Consulting Services (CCS) staff is participating in the 2013 Western Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) workshop in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

 
Reengineering seminar under way in Ariz.

May 23-24 | NCSC is hosting a seminar, Reengineering: Preparing Courts for the 21st Century, for judges, court administrators, law enforcement officers, first responders and county officials in Phoenix, Ariz.

 
NCSC President speaking at bioethics course in Italy

May 25 | NCSC President Mary McQueen is presenting at the Bioethics Course for Judges in Naples, Italy.