by Scott Michell, President, (AL) Wow, how time flies! It is hard to believe that three months have already passed since we gathered in Albuquerque for our 52nd Annual Meeting and Educational Conference. A heartfelt thank you goes to Liz Garcia and Colette Bruggman for planning an outstanding event. From the lively mariachi band at the opening…
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…
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…
Doug Shima, Clerk, Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals I’m writing this article as I admire the snow accumulating in my back yard. The first blizzard in the Midwest for this winter is unleashing all its paralyzing beauty in what is forecasted to be a thick layer of ice underneath nearly a foot of…
Doug Shima, Clerk, Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals Every summer, I am amazed at our NCACC annual conference. I am amazed at the incredible number of volunteer hours that go into making the conference a success. I am amazed at the quality of educational programming assembled to make us better appellate court…
By Jenny Kitchings, NCACC President Dear Friends, It is almost time for us to have our annual meeting in Burlington, Vermont. Please make your plans to come join us. We have a fantastic lineup of speakers and topics, including justices, judges, and court personnel from international, federal, supreme, and intermediate appellate courts. We will also…
By Jenny Kitchings, NCACC President Spring is on its way, and I for one could not be more excited. The days are longer and my eye has turned towards the 51st Annual Conference and Meeting in Burlington, Vermont on August 4-8, 2024. We had a lovely Executive Committee meeting in Albuquerque this past fall. We…
By Jenny Kitchings, NCACC President Dear Friends, In order to write this note to you all, I reflected on the meaning of the NCACC. We seek to improve the administration of appellate courts through outstanding educational conferences, committee activities, publications, and exchanges between members. Well, box checked there…we had a truly outstanding educational conference in…
By Gregory Hilton, NCACC President As clerks of court, we often are faced with some interesting and momentous events that may end up on the front pages of history. Tom Hall’s descriptions of the circus-like atmosphere that sur-rounded the Florida Supreme Court during the Bush v. Gore case come quickly to mind. I’m certain we…
When I began writing this little essay, I was looking out over the snow-covered rooftops in Minneapolis on an early morning waiting for the next session of the NACM conference to begin. This was the second external conference I attended as President of the NCACC. I attended COSCA in December. I truly enjoy these “field trips” because they give me an opportunity to appear as a fly-on-the- wall and observe the organization and process of other “conferences.” I have to say that, although ours can appear small, it excels in the spirit, collegiality, and cohesiveness of our members.