Abstract

The paper presents a judicial training program implemented in the State Court of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The training was structured in three phases and reached more than 400 judges and law clerks. The main goal was to teach basic and advanced skills in judicial administration, case management and leadership. The judicial training achieved success in several areas such as backlog reduction, improved caseflow management, and enhancing staff relationships.

Highlights

  • This paper presents an example of the introduction of an innovative subject into the judicial training of state judges in Brazil: judicial administration

  • According to statistics published by the National Council of Justice, in 2017 more than 80.1 million cases— old and new—are pending in the superior and district judiciary of Brazil (CNJ 2018: 74)

  • As adult learning is an active process of reflection and discussion, it is necessary to give participants time to think about new concepts of judicial administration and link them to their own experience

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Summary

Developing Management Skills for Judges

The paper presents a judicial training program implemented in the State Court of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The training was structured in three phases and reached more than 400 judges and law clerks. The main goal was to teach basic and advanced skills in judicial administration, case management and leadership. The judicial training achieved success in several areas such as backlog reduction, improved caseflow management, and enhancing staff relationships

Introduction
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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT RESULTS
Results
Performance Judicial service Clarity of provision goals
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