CENTER FOR JUDICIAL EXCELLENCE
The Center for Judicial Excellence, is a community-based organization established to improve the judiciary’s public accountability and strengthen and maintain the integrity of the courts.
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| CJE is Hiring! | ||
| CJE is seeking a Grantwriter/Fundraiser who will manage all aspects of fundraising, with an initial 6-month focus on grantwriting. AND a part-time Administrative Assistant! Learn more... | ||
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| Mark your Calendar | ||
The Elkins Family Law Task Force will convene on February 1 & 2, 2010 to discuss their Draft Family Law Recommendations. Members of the public are invited to attend and comment at these meetings. The Elkins Family Task Force will meet: Monday, February 1st, 10:00am-5:00pm (Public testimony between 11:15am-11:30am) Tuesday, February 2nd, 8:30am-5:00pm (Public testimony between 9:15am-9:30am) The hearings will take place at the: Judicial Council Conference Center, Milton Marks Auditorium: 455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco In order to present public testimony, you must email the Elkins staff. Please notify the committee by Friday, January 29th. Click here to email the Task Force staff. We look forward to seeing you there! |
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Marin Independent Journal
The New York Times
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| AUDIT UPDATE | ||
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CJE and our allies are providing BSA staff with information that illustrates ongoing systemic issues with appointees in our family courts. If you are a family law litigant in Marin or Sacramento County, and you would like to share information with the state auditor, click here to download a Family Court Audit Intake Form. This form was created as a tool for litigants to share relevant information about court appointees. IMPORTANT- By law, the CA family court audit is an independent investigation. CJE is merely providing information to the state auditor's office to use at their discretion. We understand that the audit will not directly affect the outcome of any pending family law cases. When you've completed the form, please fax or email it to CJE at: FAX: 415-459-9210 |
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| NEW Family Court Crisis Video Exhibit | ||||||||
| Our moving photography exhibition and accompanying photo book are now complimented by a video slideshow that profiles 40 individuals whose lives have been forever changed - in many cases devastated - because of their experiences in America's broken family law system. Each portrait is accompanied by a reflection from the victim describing the unbelievable nightmares that they have been forced to endure in family courts across America. Click the image below to watch this 9-minute video exhibit, set to an original score, written and performed by Mateo Favero. Or click here to learn more about CJE's related photo exhibit and book... | ||||||||
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CJE remains committed to educating policymakers at all levels about the systemic gaps within the courts, as well as potential solutions. Click here to learn more about CJE's 2009 legislative priorities. CJE's issues are making it all the way to Washington DC! In the photo at left, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer speaks about his personal commitment to improving accountability in family law at a small Capitol Hill briefing on March 23rd. CJE's Kathleen Russell spoke and our family law documentary was shown at the briefing in DC. CJE specifically advocates for the creation of a Judicial Performance Evaluation (JPE) System in California, a proven method being used in 19 states to educate voters about the performance of the judges they elect. JPE's evaluate judges' adherence to the Canons of Judicial Ethics that they swear to uphold - and not the popularity or politics of their decisions. Click here to learn more about JPE's. |
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Family Law Documentary |
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As part of our ongoing effort to educate and engage the community, CJE produced a 42-minute documentary addressing the serious systemic breakdown of our family courts. Family Court Crisis: Our Children At Risk features personal testimony from individuals who have experienced the pitfalls of our family law system and expert evaluations of what has gone wrong. Click here to view a 12-minute documentary trailer or click here to order your own copy of the full-length, 42-minute DVD. To plan a screening, contact Steve at 415-459-9211 ext. 25. |
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Public Forums & Events |
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CJE hosts regular public forums to encourage an ongoing community dialogue about the judiciary.
We'll be posting details about other upcoming events soon. Click here to learn more about our past public events or watch a forum video. The photos below were taken at the Sacramento premier of CJE's photo exhibit and at our very first community forum, which featured the California Commission on Judicial Performance's own Victoria Henley, way back in September 2006. |
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WWW www.centerforjudicialexcellence.org |