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.