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 Marin County courts. |
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| CJE's JLAC work makes the Sacramento press! | ||
| Click here to read the full Capitol Weekly article... | ||
| Congratulations Board Member Cesar Lagleva! | ||
The Marin Community Foundation (MCF) has named Cesar Lagleva, CJE CFO and social worker with the County’s Department of Health and Human Services, as a 2008 recipient of its Beryl H. Buck Award for Achievement. The Beryl H. Buck Awards for Achievement are being given this year under the theme of “promoting social justice in Marin." Read more on the MCF website... |
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| Testimony Before the Marin Board of Supervisors | ||
| As part of CJE's 2008 priority to educate the community about the impact of the courts on children's safety and wellbeing, CJE will be organizing presentations every two weeks at the Marin County Board of Supervisors Meetings. Click here to view video footage of CJE's first organized presentation before the Board of Supervisors on March 4, 2008. Email us if you or someone you know would like to testify before the Marin Board of Supervisors regarding the failure of local authorities to protect children . | ||
Public Forums & Events |
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CJE is hosting a series of public forums to encourage an ongoing community dialogue about the judicial system in general, and our county in particular. Our recent family law forum, Marin Children at Risk: A closer look at problems and solutions, featured the debut of our new documentary and a panel discussion featuring a diverse cross-section of experts. Prior to our family law forum, CJE hosted Juvenile Justice: The law & our youth, a forum on juvenile court which boasted an impressive panel of experts including Bill Burke, Marin's Chief Probation Officer. Click here to learn more about our public events or watch a forum video. |
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Family Law Documentary |
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As part of our ongoing effort to educate and engage the community, CJE recently 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. The video was screened on the East Coast as part of the fifth annual Battered Mothers Custody Conference on January 12, 2008. 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 arrange for a screening in Marin, contact Steve at 415-459-9211 ext. 25. |
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Advocacy |
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We are taking our efforts to Sacramento! CJE is introducing the idea of a Judicial Performance Evaluation (JPE) program for California to our State legislators. JPE programs already exist in 19 other states and are generally popular among judges and voters alike where they have been established. Colorado and Alaska are two great examples of states with successful JPE programs. To learn more about JPEs visit the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (University of Denver) online or click here to download a one-page pdf about CJE's advocacy work. |
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WWW www.centerforjudicialexcellence.org |