Our values & strategic priorities
Ensuring public trust & confidence
Our 2026-2030 strategic priorities highlight our commitment to helping courts promote and maintain public trust and confidence.
Strategic priority areas:
- Support fair & impartial courts
- Pursue access to justice for all
- Foster community engagement & strategic partners
- Promote safe & secure courts
- Use technology to advance innovative solutions
We invite you to join us as we move toward promoting just, free, and safe communities.
Organizational values
Our work is grounded in a commitment to these values.
The dignity and worth of all people and the pursuit of equal justice for all
Accessible, fair, and impartial courts focused on the communities they serve
An independent judiciary that upholds and protects the rule of law
Innovation that drives court excellence
Nonpartisan, data-driven research that promotes effective court performance
"A system of justice cannot be genuinely fair and responsive to public need if it is not efficient."
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
Driving court innovation
Our ideas and insights shape the future of our courts and justice systems.