Community Courts

RHCJC hosted 10 judges from chicago to learn about RHCJC’s programing and do a court observation

RHCJC hosted Judge Karen Friedman to give an overview of RHCJC's programming and do a court observation

MCJC hosted Assembly member Linda Rossenthal for an introduction of MCJC

Midtown Community Court hosted a site visit with Judge Richardson Mendelson to learn about project reset, youth weapons diversion, community first and community engagement, overview of misdemeanor health court and emerging adult court, court observation

This was an external training for jurisdictions to understand how to use the CCAT. This training included an overview of risk assessment tools, the CCAT, and scoring practice. The training was for practitioners from Arlington, TX; Pasco, WA; and Kittitas, WA.

This presentation was given by Lindsey Price Jackson and leaders from Newark Community Solutions, including Hon. Vivian Sanks King. Municipal courts were developed with the intent to hold those who commit low-level and minor infractions accountable. Processing over 3.5 million cases annually municipal courts across the county are woefully under-resourced and struggle to manage the sizable caseloads they are tasked to process. This deficiency leads to disproportionate outcomes for lower income communities and communities of color causing harm to the jurisdictions they serve.

Organized by Judges in Western Washington, this Regional Community Court Retreat was attended by professionals (judges, prosecutors, public defenders, case managers, and service providers) from courts in Renton, Bothell, Enumclaw, Sumner, Lakewood, and Issaquah; Washington as well as members of the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts.

Center staff met virtually with each FY24 grantee site one-on-one to assess their goals and needs. Center staff then conducted six interactive webinars for all new grantees discussing the essential elements required to successfully operate a community court program. New grantees were also invited to attend one of two regional community court convenings. TTA providers also worked with the sites to complete their Enhancement Checklists and Implementation Action Plans. TTA providers are currently working with the sites to finalize their Individualized TTA Plans.

Center staff met virtually with each FY24 grantee site one-on-one to assess their goals and needs. Center staff then conducted six interactive webinars for all new grantees discussing the essential elements required to successfully operate a community court program. New grantees were also invited to attend one of two regional community court convenings. TTA providers also worked with the sites to complete their Enhancement Checklists and Implementation Action Plans. TTA providers are currently working with the sites to finalize their Individualized TTA Plans.

Throughout the reporting period, Center staff continued to host virtual calls with the sites from the FY22, on an as-needed basis. This included conducting outreach with sites to encourage them to attend a regional convening, responding to their inquiries and keeping them abreast of national developments via the Court-Builders listserv, and providing individual consultations as needed.