Procedural Justice Chief Judges: Courts Should Embrace Procedural Justice The national conferences of Chief Judges and Court Administrators recently passed a resolution encouraging all state courts to embrace "procedural…CWN TeamJanuary 17, 2014
Efficiency Does Drop in Trial Numbers Portend a More Efficient Court in 2013? ICYMI, the Advocate is reporting that in 2013 Tulane & Broad saw the lowest number of jury trials held in…CWN TeamJanuary 9, 2014
Procedural Justice National Center for State Courts: Focus on Procedural Justice Reduces Recidivism More proof that a focus on procedural justice in criminal courts reduces recidivism! Procedural justice (a.k.a. procedural fairness) - if defendants…CWN TeamDecember 29, 2013
misdemeanorMunicipal CourtProcedural Justice Improving Misdemeanor Courts in 5 Easy Steps! The Center for Court Innovation's recent article on improving misdemeanor court practices is a good starting point for reforming New…CWN TeamDecember 26, 2013
AdvocacyCommunity Outreach Forward New Orleans Coalition Announces Platform for Progress Court Watch NOLA is a proud member of Forward New Orleans, a coalition of civic and business groups dedicated to making our…CWN TeamDecember 17, 2013
Campaign Finance CWN Investigates Top Donors to Judicial Campaigns Inspired by recent media reports on campaign finance in Louisiana, Court Watch NOLA just finished publishing a series of Facebook…CWN TeamNovember 14, 2013
AdvocacyCommunity Outreach CWN Announces Support for Pretrial Services Court Watch NOLA, along with dozens of other nonprofit and community groups, recently announced its support for the continuation of…CWN TeamNovember 7, 2013
RecognitionTulane Tulane Recognizes CWN A Tulane leadership seminar is using Court Watch NOLA as a case study for how organizations can make change in…CWN TeamOctober 24, 2013
AdvocacyRecognition NIC Preliminary Findings Mirror CWN Report, Praise Pretrial Services The National Institute of Corrections' very interesting preliminary findings on our criminal court and pretrial services program were presented to…CWN TeamOctober 18, 2013