Membership

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  • Join as a new member or renew your membership in NACM
  • Register for events, whether you are a member or not
  • Update your contact information
  • View your outstanding and paid invoices
  • View minutes of past Board of Directors and Business Meetings
  • View the NACM Membership List
  • View and print articles from past issues of the Court Manager
  • View and print past issues of Court Express (formerly Court Communique)

Membership Information

Regular membership in the National Association for Court Management is open to anyone serving in any court management, consulting, educational, or research capacity. Additional membership classes include associate, student, honorary, retired, and sustaining members. NACM is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Membership Benefits

NACM members receive the following:

  • The Court Manager, published quarterly, provides members with useful articles and research specifically covering issues relevant to court managers.
  • Court Express (formerly Court Communiqué), published quarterly, contains "nuts and bolts" information on court projects, while keeping members informed of changes in the profession.
  • Priority attention from the Research Division of the National Center for State Courts.
  • Surveys on a wide range of topics of interest to the practicing court manager.
  • Reduced conference fees to NACM's annual conference and midyear conferences.
  • Networking with professionals who share your values, concerns, and interest in improving the quality of justice.

Membership Opportunities

Free Technical Assistance

Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Project

Adult Drug Court Technical Assistance Project

Special Caseflow Management Improvement Initiative (CMII)

 

Membership Categories and Rates

CATEGORY DESCRIPTION NEW* RENEWAL OR
FORMER MEMBER*
Regular Any person who works in a court or government setting; e.g., serving as clerk of court, court administrator or in any court management, court education, court research or judicial officer capacity.
 		 $110 $125
Associate Any consultant or vendor, or other person that is interested in the improvement of the administration of justice.
 		 $110 $125
Retired Upon retirement from the judicial system, any Regular member in good standing is eligible for this class of membership upon the payment of dues. Retired members may vote and serve on committees, but they shall not hold office.
 		 $50 $50
Student Any new member enrolled full-time or part-time in a degree program in the fields of court administration, business administration, public administration, law, criminal justice, or other related fields may become a Student member upon the payment of dues. Once an individual joins the Association as a Student member, Student member status may continue as long as proof of enrollment is provided annually. Student members may not vote or hold office, but may serve on committees.

Complete Student Addendum as proof of enrollment.
 		 $35 $35
Sustaining Any person, or persons, firm, or corporation interested in furthering the goals of this organization. Benefits include: company name listed in the Court Manager publication, advertising discounts, and member conference rate for up to three attendees at the Midyear and Annual conferences.
 		 $335 $350

*SAVE!

 
  • New members joining online at www.nacmnet.org – Save $25!
  • Renewing/reinstating any membership at www.nacmnet.org – Save $10
  • Consider a multi-year membership – Save $15 per year
        Student memberships not included.