Modern Courts organizes forums and panel discussions designed to educate the public about pressing court-related issues.
March 2015 – Raise the Age: A Forum on the Governor’s Commission on Youth, Public Safety and Justice Report and Recommendations
Presented with The Office of Attorneys for Children, the Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice For Children, and Citizens’ Committee for Children
February 2015 – Raise the Age: Panel Discussion on the recent proposal recommended by the Commission on Youth, Public Safety and Justice, the legislation proposed by Governor Cuomo and the statewide advocacy to change the laws in New York State
June 2011 – Juvenile Justice: The Criminal Age of Responsibility in New York – Video of Forum 2011
June 2010 – Juvenile Justice in New York State: Practice, Policy Proposal and the Need for Reform – Video of Forum 2010
June 9, 2009 – Legal Services in a Time of Crisis: Policy, Practice and Economics
May 13, 2008 – Challenges to Justice in Domestic Violence Cases in New York State: Gaps, Successes and the Future
April 17, 2007 – Perspectives on Criminal Law in Town and Village Justice Courts: Is There Justice in Justice Courts?
April 17, 2006 – Matrimony Matters: Improving the Process for Families in Transition
May 2, 2006 – Picking Judges: How To Do It and Why It Matters
October 25, 2005 – Witness to Justice: Reopening New York State Courtrooms to Camera Coverage
October 26, 2004 – Focus on Mental Health Courts
March 22, 2004 – Justice for All
December 9, 2003 – New Initiatives in Adoption
December 11, 2002 – Commission on Judicial Conduct
June 4, 2002 – Integrated Domestic Violence Courts
December 6, 2001 – Juveniles and the Courts