Judicial Conference November 19-20, 2007 Agenda

Judicial Conference

November 23-24, 2009

Radisson Hotel

Bismarck, North Dakota

Monday, November 23, 2009

9:00 a.m. Judicial Conference Convenes

Call to Order
Hon. M. Richard Geiger
Chair, Judicial Conference

Roll Call
Sally A. Holewa
Executive Secretary, Judicial Conference

9:10 a.m. Business Meeting of the Judicial Conference

Memorial Resolutions
Committee Reports
Odyssey Case Management Update
Presentation of ASTAR Awards
Other Business

Election of Chief Justice of North Dakota Supreme Court

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Parenting Coordinators in North Dakota

Sherry Mills-Moore
Attorney at Law, Bismarck
Cathy Ferderer
Family Law Mediation Program Administrator

11:45 p.m. Lunch

Recognition of Retired Judges

1:00 p.m. "Defining, Identifying and Mitigating Implicit Bias"

Dr. Shawn Marsh
Director of Juvenile and Family Law Dept.
National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges
Hon. Louise A. Trosch, Jr.
Charlotte, North Carolina

3:00 p.m.    Break

3:15 p.m.   "Defining, Identifying and Mitigating Implicit Bias" (continued)

5:00 p.m.   Adjourn

7:00 p.m.   Law & Literature: Exploring Our Compelling, Contemporary Moral Challenges and Implicit Biases

Tom Langhorne, Esq.
The Langhorne Group, Inc., Richmond, Virginia

(Hosted by Carol Kapsner, Mary Maring, Dale Sandstrom, and Gerald VandeWalle)

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

7:00 a.m. North Dakota Judges Association Breakfast Meeting

Workshop Sessions

Session I
8:30 a.m. Implementing Fostering Connections: The Judicial Role

Timothy Travis, J.D.
Travis Consulting Co., Portland, Oregon

Session II
8:30 a.m. Impact of a Pandemic on the Court System: What Judges Need to Know

Hon. Linda Chezem (Retired)
Mooresville, Indiana

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Disposition and Enforcement of Tribal Court Orders Related to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Michelle Parks, Associate Director
Tribal Judicial Institute, UND School of Law

12:00 p.m. Adjourn