Join Us Deep in the Heart of Texas: The 53rd Annual NCACC Meeting in Austin! Mark your calendars! The 53rd Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks is heading to Austin, Texas, and you won’t want to miss it. From Sunday, August 2nd through August 6th, 2026, we’ll gather at The LINE Hotel, a stylish downtown landmark…
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 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,…
Burlington, Vermont – Sunday August 4, 2024 through Thursday, August 8, 2024 Call to Order President Jenny Kitchings (SC) called the 51st Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks to order at 1:25 p.m. on Sunday, August 4, 2024. She welcomed everyone to the conference. President Kitchings thanked the outstanding Executive Committee members and…
By Sherry Williamson (TX) We will be holding the Silent/Live Auction again on Sunday afternoon, August 3, 2025, at the 52nd Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We all remember what a wonderful time we had last year! I would like to encourage everyone to bring an item for the auction. It does not have…
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…