Courthouse Confidential

Courthouse Confidential provides a groundbreaking approach to the study of management and leadership in a justice environment. Through a variety of case studies drawn from the author's professional experiences which he creatively blends with an extensive review of the literature, it coalesces the practical and intellectual, so that it is relevant, timely, and most importantly actionable. Centered on an empirically based paradigm around 10 core elements of court administration including court culture, leadership, strategic management and long-term planning, community engagement, stakeholder collaboration, human resources management and consultation, information technology management, operations management, funding and budget management, and caseflow management, this book is a primer for academics, administrators, and judges in the study and practice of leading and managing the trial courts.