Procedural Fairness: A Strategy for Restoring Confidence in Courts

This session is eligible for  1.0 Standard CLE credit and Social Work CEUs.

To receive continuing education credits, purchase the appropriate ticket and you will receive access to the password projected video online. For legal practitioners seeking CLE credit, take note of the keyword that will appear in the video. When you are done viewing the video, submit the keyword to info@mnjrc.org and you will receive the code you need to claim your CLE. 

About this session:

This session was part of the MNJRC's 2023 Re-Imagining Justice Conference. To learn more about the annual conference, please visit: https://www.mnjrc.org/re-imagining-justice-conference

There is eroding trust in many institutions but particularly with courts. A key component of that disputed trust is courts are believed to be partisan, there are serious differences both on race and gender approval of courts. If one can effectively build trust in the courts there is a reasonable chance fear of it will correspondingly decline.

In this session, Judge Kevin Burke will present on the importance of procedural fairness, including what the public thinks about courts and judges, a tour of procedural fairness, and practical tips to achieving procedural fairness. Burke will argue that measurement of data is an essential component of a justice system, including data on Was I heard? Was I treated with respect? Do I understand the decision of a judge? And do I understand why?