Courts and Judicial Administration

This course for superior court judges will focus on post-conviction proceedings. After this course, judges will be able to effectively rule on issues that arise after conviction in a criminal case. The course is a small-group, skills-based training in which judges will actively participate.

The following topics will be covered:

• Procedural issues related to motions for appropriate relief
• Substantive claims such as ineffective assistance of counsel and sentencing errors
• Post-conviction sex offender registration proceedings
• Habeas corpus
• Post-conviction DNA testing