{"id":142744,"date":"2016-01-21T09:18:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T14:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=142744"},"modified":"2016-01-21T09:20:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T14:20:13","slug":"national-center-for-state-courts-and-judiciary-partner-on-judicial-writing-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2016\/01\/national-center-for-state-courts-and-judiciary-partner-on-judicial-writing-workshop","title":{"rendered":"National Center for State Courts and Judiciary Partner on \u00a0Judicial Writing Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/judicial-writing-workshop.jpg\" alt=\"judicial-writing-workshop\" width=\"550\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/judicial-writing-workshop.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/judicial-writing-workshop-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/judicial-writing-workshop-250x148.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and the Chief Justice partnered together to deliver a Written and Oral Judgments Workshop for approximately 50 Supreme and Appeals Court Judges, Registrars, and Magistrates January 8-9 in Nassau.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop was funded by the U.S. Embassy\u2019s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Section through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) and was part of ongoing U.S.-Bahamian cooperative efforts to increase efficiencies in the administration of justice in The Bahamas.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day program was designed to enhance attendees\u2019 ability to communicate principled and sound decisions to litigants, lawyers, citizens, and other courts.\u00a0 The interactive, peer-to-peer workshop was facilitated by a team of five U.S. experts that included trial and appellate judges and a Senior NCSC Program Manager.<\/p>\n<p>The visiting NCSC team provided best practices in rendering clear, concise, and timely judgments based on critical thinking and framed in language that fosters public trust in and understanding of the judiciary.\u00a0 In addition, workshop participants received a variety of materials including checklists, bench surveys, and example court orders.\u00a0 The judiciary hosted a series of stakeholder discussions in advance of the workshop, laying the groundwork for a successful event.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>United States Embassy, Nassau<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Caption: Chief Justice Sir Hartman Longley with Supreme and Appeals Court Judges, Registrars, and Magistrates and United States officials from the National Center for State Courts who facilitated a written and oral judgments workshop January 8-9 in Nassau.\u00a0 The workshop was funded by the U.S. Embassy\u2019s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Section through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Center for State Courts and the Chief Justice partnered to deliver a Written and Oral Judgments Workshop for approximately 50 Supreme and Appeals Court Judges, Registrars, and Magistrates in Nassau. 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