By President Doug Shima Happy Spring Everyone! I’m in total decompression mode right now after hosting the Executive Committee in wonderful Kansas City from April 13th– 15th. I’m also in depression mode because the events of the mid-year are over and I won’t see my Executive Committee colleagues until August. The Executive Committee is such a hard-working committee…
Grab your boots and cowboy hats and join us for our 53rd annual conference and meeting in Austin, Texas, August 2nd – 6th, 2026. Our meeting will be held at The Line Hotel on beautiful Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin. There is so much to do and see in Texas’s Capitol city, as seen on the Visit Austin website. We…
Scott Mitchell, Clerk (AL) Congratulations to Lisa Collins, Clerk of the Utah Court of Appeals, Polly Brock, Clerk of the Colorado Court of Appeals, and Amy Wood, Clerk of the Arizona Court of Appeals – Division One, on their recent retirements. Lisa joined the Utah Court of Appeals in 2002 and became Clerk in 2005. A familiar and…
by Larry Royster, Clerk of the MI Supreme Court As I finish writing this article, the Michigan Supreme Court’s current Chief Justice, Elizabeth (Beth) Clement, is leaving the Court to become the next President of the National Center for State Courts. Having worked with Beth for the past eight years, I am saddened by the fact…
By Megan K. Scanlon, Chief Deputy ClerkCourt of Appeals of Virginia Last year, you asked the Bylaws Committee to spend the next two years incorporating plain language into the NCACC Bylaws. The enthusiastic 11-member subcommittee’s first task was to collect feedback from the top down: Executive Committee, Standing Committees, and Members. From that feedback, we learned…
NCACC’s 52nd Annual Conference Albuquerque, NMAugust 3 to August 7, 2025 The 2025 Program Committee of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks has been working hard to prepare a strong program for the Albuquerque conference this summer! While speakers, times, and events are still subject to change, this update will provide a preview of…
Mary Beth Kuenzel, Clerk (FL) At a meeting of the National Association for Court Management, I was inspired by a talk about onboarding new employees. I had a new case management system on the way, and this provided a framework for rolling it out. While we had incorporated enhancements to our existing CMS during my time as…
If lack of funding could prevent you from attending the annual meeting held in Albuquerque this year, please consider applying for a scholarship. Scholarship funds are awarded as a means of promoting attendance at annual meetings of the NCACC by members who would otherwise be unable to attend. Scholarship money may be used to pay for transportation…