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Our values & strategic priorities

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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.