Justice Speaks Podcast

Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill discusses Maine's courts, access to counsel, treatment courts, technology, and the responsibilities of judicial leadership in this Justice Speaks podcast episode.

Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen joins Justice Speaks to discuss South Dakota's courts, artificial intelligence, access to justice, treatment courts, public trust, and the legal profession.

Connecticut Chief Justice Raheem L. Mullins joins Justice Speaks to discuss judicial leadership, the state's mental health court pilot, artificial intelligence, court modernization, and maintaining public trust.

Nebraska Chief Justice Jeffrey J. Funke joins Justice Speaks to discuss his path to the bench, the responsibilities of judicial leadership, and the future of Nebraska's courts. The conversation explores problem-solving courts, budget pressures, artificial intelligence, public trust, rural access to justice, and the importance of public service.

In this episode of Justice Speaks, Gene Cotter, Nebraska's State Probation Administrator, discusses evidence-based probation, workload-based supervision models, treatment courts, technology, behavioral health challenges, workforce recruitment, and the emerging role of artificial intelligence in community corrections.

Dr. Carmen Gomez joins Justice Speaks to discuss probation leadership, diversion programming, pretrial services, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in community supervision. The conversation explores how compassion, accountability, and individualized support can improve outcomes within the criminal legal system.

Chief Justice Loretta Rush joins Justice Speaks to discuss problem-solving courts, juvenile justice reform, family recovery courts, and evidence-based approaches to substance use disorders and behavioral health challenges within the justice system.

This episode of Justice Speaks examines public defense in the U.S. Virgin Islands with Deputy Chief Public Defender Howard Phillips. Drawing on decades of courtroom experience, Phillips discusses the territory's court structure, systemic challenges, speedy-trial concerns, and the realities of defending indigent clients in one of the nation's most unique jurisdictions.

This Justice Speaks episode examines how treatment court data supports accountability, credibility, and growth nationwide. Dr. Kristen DeVall of the National Treatment Court Resource Center discusses research, national tools, and collaboration that help treatment courts move beyond anecdote and strengthen evidence-based decision making across all court models.

In this episode of Justice Speaks, Justice Elizabeth Clement, President of the National Center for State Courts, examines judicial independence and the future of state courts. Drawing on her experience as Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, she discusses court leadership, public trust, and preparing courts for emerging challenges.