Aug. 11, 2009
Tull Assumes Presidency of National Judicial Education Organization
The Supreme Court’s Ohio Judicial College manager of curriculum development was sworn in today as president of a national organization dedicated to improving the education of state court judges, magistrates and court personnel. The announcement came during the group’s annual conference.
Clintonville resident Christy Tull begins her one-year term as leader of the National Association of State Judicial Educators (NASJE) after serving two years as vice president.
“It is an honor to both serve my profession and represent my state,” Tull said. “More work is needed to expand the exchange of education and strategies between states to enhance the performance of the judicial system locally and nationally.”
Tull’s work centers on establishing a deliberate curriculum for the judicial branch from which courses are designed. The goal is to equip every judge, magistrate and court staff member with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to be competent and effective in their careers so they can most ably serve the public. Her current duties also include course planning work and planning for the family law portion of the New Judges Orientation.
Since her employment began at the Court in 1997, Tull has also served as an education manager handling judge and magistrate education for more than 10 years with a particular emphasis on family law and domestic relations, juvenile and probate courts.
Founded in 1975, the non-profit NASJE strives to improve the justice system through judicial branch education. NASJE is a leader in defining the practice of judicial branch education and in gathering and sharing resources among educators. NASJE’s ongoing achievements include: furthering the professional education, growth and experience of state judicial educators; developing standards for the continuing education of state judges; maintaining a clearinghouse for the exchange of materials, techniques, and information; providing a forum for the development of progressive theories of judicial education; promoting judicial education research and development; representing and advancing the interests of state and local judicial education programs.
Created in 1976 and governed by Gov. Jud. R. V, the Judicial College was established to provide educational programs and activities for Ohio judges. In 1988, the program was expanded to include court referees and magistrates, and in 1990 the college began to provide programs for non-judicial court personnel throughout the state.
Contact: Chris Davey or Bret Crow, 614.387.9250.