Atlantic Courts Education Seminar for Federally-Appointed Judges 2019
This program focused on significant criminal and family developments and social context topics such as domestic violence, gender diversity, cultural assessments and practical skills such as managing self-represented litigants with mental health issues.
Number of Participants: 79
Overview
This program focused on significant criminal and family developments and social context topics such as domestic violence, gender diversity, cultural assessments and practical skills such as managing self-represented litigants with mental health issues.
Objectives
The objectives of this program were threefold: to enhance understanding of social context; to provide a better understanding of the impact of the legalization of cannabis on employees and families; and to provide practical skills to support management of self-represented litigants in the courtroom, particularly those with mental health issues.
Summary
With a combination of presentations, panel discussions and exercises led by senior judges, multi-disciplinary academics and representatives from the local gender diverse community, the seminar explored the following topics: domestic violence, gender diversity and cultural assessments; best practices for working with self-represented litigants in the courtroom, and an understanding of the science of impairment, as well as the wide-ranging impacts of the legalization of cannabis.