pdf ADA Material PDF
What does the ADA require? Learn the fundamentals and ensure compliance.

pdf ADA Material PDF
What does the ADA require? Learn the fundamentals and ensure compliance.  This recording is in closed caption format.

This recording, from the Chief Deputy Clerk seminar in September 2014, includes topics such as Case File Management Standards, Records Management and Retention, Juvenile Records, and Probate Records.

pdf Case File Management Standards Overview-Sept 2014

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In this recording, an excerpt from a session held during the 2021 Michigan Supreme Court Judicial Conference, you will hear from Dr. Mark Ebell from the University of Georgia, College of Public Health. Dr. Ebell provides a COVID-19 Overview and identifies court practices to ensure the safety of jurists, court personnel, practitioners, jurors, witnesses, and the public.

pdf Session handout

This recording covers the basics of how to process general civil cases in district court.

District Court Case Processing: General Civil

This recording covers the basics of how to process miscellaneous claims in district court.

pdf Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings

This recording covers the basics of how to process a small claims case in district court.

pdf District Court Case Processing: Small Claims

This recording covers the basics of summary proceedings in district court.

pdf District Court Case Processing: Summary Proceedings

This recording provides information regarding how judges and court staff can effectively communicate with persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. It will familiarize the viewer with American Sign Language interpretation.

pdf Effective Communication in the Legal Process for Persons with Hearing Disabilities

This presentation addresses the importance of jury management, why it is important as a court performance measurement and measuring juror yield and juror utilization.

Jury Management as a Performance Measure

Can your court assist jurors as they prepare for service? This video introduces jurors to the courtroom and trial procedures.

Can your court assist jurors as they prepare for service? This video introduces jurors to the courtroom and trial procedures.

MiFILE, E-filing, EDMS, CMS.…you might hear these terms and acronyms, but have no idea what they are or how they work together.  This presentation will define these terms and give you the context you need to understand future communications about electronic filing.

Performance measures are quantifiable indicators used to assess how well an organization is achieving its desired objectives. This video explains how Michigan Trial Courts and SCAO have developed and use performance measures as a court management tool. 

This brief presentation will address some frequently asked questions in court collections.                                                                                                   

This recording provides guidance to avoid the top 10 most common case file management standards errors SCAO staff sees when reviewing trial court files.   

pdf SCAO in Brief: Top 10 CFMS Errors    

Watch this presentation on the best practices to successfully appoint a foreign language interpreter in a courtroom proceedings.  Judges, court administrators and staff can learn about the certified, qualified, non-qualified and employee foreign language interpreters and when to appoint which type.

pdf Tips on Appointing Foreign Language Interpreters