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.
pdf
ADA Material PDF
What does the ADA require? Learn the fundamentals and ensure compliance. This recording is in closed caption format.
How has People v Lockridge, 498 Mich 358 (2015), changed felony sentencing? Understand Lockridge’s holding and its impact. See also the Criminal Proceedings Benchbook, Vol. 2, Chapter 3, for more info on felony sentencing.
This video requires a password. Please contact Robin Clear at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to obtain the password.
This recording covers the basics of summary proceedings in district court.
pdf District Court Case Processing: Summary Proceedings
This recording covers the basics of how to process a small claims case in district court.
This recording covers the basics of how to process miscellaneous claims in district court.
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.
Judge John Hallacy and Judge James Brady provide an overview of ability-to-pay issues when enforcing court-ordered financial obligations. The webcast includes frequently asked questions and hypothetical scenarios.
pdf Ability To Pay presentation
pdf Ability To Pay Update to Materials
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.
This recording covers the basics of how to process general civil cases in district court.
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
This video presentation will outline the difference between deferring the entry of a judgment of guilt and delaying sentence.
This brief presentation will address some frequently asked questions in court collections.
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
Have you ever wondered how Michigan’s Ignition Interlock program works and what the law says? In this webinar, you’ll learn about the ignition interlock law in Michigan’s drug/DWI statute and its companion legislation in the Motor Vehicle Code, and the history of interlocks, how they work, and requirements for a court to participate in the Ignition Interlock program in Michigan.
In this April 2010 webcast, several bankruptcy and district court topics are addressed, such as: notification/verification of bankruptcy filing, automatic stay, proof of claim, discharge, and other select topics.
“Isn’t Michigan’s Swift and Sure Sanctions Probation Program ‘just another drug court’?” This webinar discusses 10 differences between the Swift and Sure program and treatment-based problem-solving courts.
