Excellent Judging in the Courtroom: How to Manage Difficult Situations #2 (In-Person Program)

This full-day educational program for Massachusetts judges will focus on how to handle difficult and unexpected situations that commonly arise in the courtroom. The second of two days of programming, the June 3rd session will offer best practices for addressing the following issues:

• Judicial Wellness – How to Manage the Stress on and off the Bench
• Handling High Profile Cases
• Security Issues and Concerns in the Courtroom
• Complex and Thorny Jury Issues

The agenda will include hypothetical fact patterns and role play exercises that will invite back and forth between the faculty and the attendees. This curriculum will be invaluable for all judges, but particularly for newer judges.

A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Seats are limited, and registration is required. Reserve your spot today! Questions? Please feel free to contact us at: programs@flaschner.org.

N.B. The first session took place on March 11, 2025. Please click here for more information.

Program Faculty:
In alphabetical order

District Court Judge Julie J. Bernard (ret.) (Program Co-Chair)
District Court Judge John A. Canavan, III
Superior Court Judge David A. Deakin
Superior Court Judge Catherine H. Ham
Juvenile Court Judge Thomasina Y. Johnson
District Court Judge Emily A. Karstetter
Housing Court Judge Alexander Mitchell-Munevar
Superior Court Judge Debra A. Squires-Lee (Program Co-Chair)
Juvenile Court Judge John S. Spinale
Superior Court Judge William F. Sullivan