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Purposes
and Responsibilities of Courts
Interdependence
and Leadership
Curriculum
Guideline Five
The
“contriving” American constitutional structure gives the judiciary’s
relationship with its co-equal partners a distinctive flavor.
Court leaders must be both independent and cooperative. They must
be above the fray even as they build and maintain boundaries and seek and
achieve public trust and confidence. Court leaders have passion for
justice and court purposes and responsibilities, and bring pride to
everyday routines and jobs. They
require ethical conduct and ensure that the court’s integrity is pure.
Knowledge,
Skills and Abilities
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Skill
in leading the third branch and the justice system and in engaging the
judiciary, the public, and the other branches in collaborative problem
solving and needed change;
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Skill
in working effectively with the leaders of the other branches without
sacrificing the judiciary’s independence and impartiality and in
drawing the line between judicial autonomy and judicial independence;
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Ability
to balance judicial independence, the inherent powers of the courts,
and impartial judicial case processing and decisions with the
judiciary’s need to cooperate with others;
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Ability
to focus staff and judges on issues which will impact the court’s
purposes and responsibilities, its core processes, and justice system
issues;
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Ability
to be committed, passionate, courageous, and energetic about court
purposes and responsibilities and the courts as institutions;
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Ability
to recruit, hire, and educate staff to maintain the court’s
independence, impartiality, and integrity;
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Skill
in instilling in court staff an understanding of the role, purposes
and responsibilities of courts, how they guide their everyday work,
and why court management is a high calling;
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Knowledge
of ethics and conflict of interest concepts, regulations and laws that
constrain lawyers, judges, and court managers, including the ABA Code
of Professional Conduct (for lawyers), the ABA Canons of
Judicial Ethics (for judges), the Federal Code of Conduct,
and the NACM Model Code of Ethics for Court Managers;
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Ability
to inspire others in the court family to act and to appear to act with
high ethical standards, before, during, and after the court day;
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Ability
to lead the judiciary and the justice system and to take risks to
fulfill the role of courts and justice.
View
the Summary of Purposes
and Responsibilities of Courts Curriculum Guidelines or click on each of the
other four Curriculum Guidelines to see the associated Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities:
 Curriculum
Guidelines
Why
Courts Exist
Courts
as Institutions
Rule
of Law, Equal Protection and Due Process
Accountability
Interdependence
and Leadership
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