I have been Clerk since June 2025. I have a B.S. from Grand Valley State University and a J.D. from Michigan State University. I have been with the Michigan courts for most of my post-law school career, including as a research attorney with our intermediate appellate court and as career law clerk to our former Chief…
I’ve been Clerk for about 5 months – since the end of May 2025. I’ve worked in state courts for 30 years, first in Michigan, and in Arizona since 2002. I practiced briefly in Michigan, mostly child and adult abuse and neglect cases, guardianships and conservatorships, family law, and mediation. I worked in the Maricopa County…
By Kateri Hope Eisenberg Reprinted with permission from the State Bar of New Mexico’s Equity in Justice Program. Originally published in this PDF.
by Lisa Howell (AZ) Nathan Hall, NCSC Principal Consultant, led an informative session on Practical Solutions and Best Practices for Court Building Security. Outlining the history of attacks on courts, as well as various state initiatives to deal with court security issues, he provided guidance on the elements of a successful court security program. He discussed five…
by Kristen R. Edwards (NM) This is a summary of the interdisciplinary panel of judges and legal experts from various jurisdictions, including the Navajo Nation and Santa Ana Pueblo, who discussed collaboration between federal, state, and tribal courts. The panelists were: Megan Scanlon (VA Moderator); Hon. Timothy Tymkovich (10th Cir. COA); Hon. C.J. David K. Thomson…
by Paul Tuttle (MA) Conference attendees were treated to a compelling discussion on expanding access to justice. The panel, moderated by John Tomasino (FL), featured Hon. C. Shannon Bacon, New Mexico Supreme Court Justice; Torri A. Jacobus, Director of Statewide Equity, Inclusion, and Justice at the New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts; Grace Spulak, Principal Court Management Consultant…
by Daniel Brubaker (MI) Professor Rubenstein began by explaining that the adoption of AI in the workplace is evolving from a personal choice to a professional necessity—and it may soon become unavoidable. He reminded us that AI primarily functions as a statistical pattern identifier – it is essentially a predictive tool that anticipates the next…
by Ashton Evans This summer, a cross-country journey to the Land of Enchantment became an invaluable opportunity to gain insight into the inner workings of the judicial system and meet the inspiring people who contribute to it. With the start of my senior year approaching, I felt motivated to pursue a legal internship this summer…
By Doug Shima (KS) I hope that summertime for you is filled with family, friends, vacations, reunions, a break from work, and some relaxation. Make sure your summer fun includes traveling to Albuquerque for the NCACC annual conference. It is going to be awesome! Check out the article in this issue of The Docket penned by Liz Garcia and Colette…
Call for the Annual Meeting President Doug Shima, through Secretary Claudia Jenks, and pursuant to the provisions of Article V, Section 5 of the Bylaws, hereby issues the call for the 52nd Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Sunday, August 3 through Thursday,…