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Episode 2 of the Community Engagement webinar series will introduce several of the Community Engagement pilot sites, whose participants will discuss their experiences in planning and convening engagements with court users and stakeholders in minority communities, including young adults and Native Americans. The speakers will showcase how their teams work both individually and collaboratively to engage the public while also advancing understanding of how courts can best overcome social inequities and bias and build trust. They will be joined by social scientists from the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center and the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice, who will engage in a lively discussion about the science of public participation and its implications for more meaningful community engagement. The panelists will also discuss the multiple types of participation being used in the six Community Engagement Pilot projects and the findings emerging from those engagements.
Welcome and Introduction
Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, Supreme Court of Texas; President, Conference of Chief Justices
Moderator
Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Speakers
Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, Supreme Court of Nebraska
Joseph A. Hamm, PhD, Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
Benita Jones, Public Information Officer, Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Division
John Laing, Chief Experience and Diversity Officer, Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Jeffrey Tsunekawa, Director of Research and Court Services, Texas Office of Court Administration
Lisa M. PytlikZillig, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Public Policy Center, University of Nebraska
Corey Steel, State Court Administrator, Supreme Court of Nebraska
For more information, contact Tina Vagenas.
Click here to register for Part 2.