2026 JUDICIAL CONFERENCE

 

Overall Conference Evaluation

Certificate of Attendance

 

TUESDAY 
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Superior Court Administrators Association Meeting
COURSE TITLE MATERIALS EVALUATION
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
  • Opening Plenary - Crossing the Courtroom: A Survivor and a Brother Redefine Justice & Healing
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions
  • Riding the Fire Horse: Judicial Leadership, Public Safety, and Restorative Practice
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Evidence Law Update for General Jurisdiction Courts
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Hot Topics in Judicial Ethics
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Victoria, Daniel and You: AI Use by Lawyers and Judges
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Business of the Limited Jurisdiction Courts
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Understanding the Autistic Defendant: Reframing Risk, Responsibility & Representation
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Strategic Agenda Awards Luncheon
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.- Breakout Sessions
  • Courts as a Gateway to Safety for Immigrant Survivors of Trafficking, Sex Abuse, Domestic Violence and Other Serious Crimes
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Hot Topics in Limited Jurisdiction Courts
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • U.S. Supreme Court Updates
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Emerging Young Adults 18-25yrs: Challenges, Responses and Opportunities for Arizona’s Courts
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Beyond Sticks & Stones: Words (and Actions) Can Hurt Me (ARFLP 77)
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • No Contest Clauses and Non-Probate Proceedings in Probate Cases
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.- Breakout Sessions
  • Mental Health & Dangerousness
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Digital Forensics
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Criminal Law Updates
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • The Legislature is a “They”, Not an “It”
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Family Law Rule Changes
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Voices of Inmate Release Court: Where Are They Now?
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Criminal Misdemeanor DUI Time Standards
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Welcome Reception
5:15 - 6:15 p.m. - Limited Jurisdiction Judge's Association Meeting
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Minority Judges Caucus

 

WEDNESDAY
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast & Registration
7:15 - 8:15 a.m. - Arizona Judges Association Executive Board
7:15 - 8:15 a.m. - Judiciary Ethics Advisory Board
COURSE TITLE MATERIALS EVALUATION
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
  • Plenary Session: Artificial Intelligence and the Weaponization of Personal Data
 Handout (PDF)  Evaluation
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.- Breakout Sessions
  • Task Force on Public Communication Update
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Evidence Law Update for Limited Jurisdiction Courts
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Ethical Tightrope: Navigating Media and Judicial Integrity
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Connecting the Pieces: Navigating Systems’ Response to Domestic Violence
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Juvenile Law Updates: Dependency
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Family Law in the Spotlight
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Hosted Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.- Breakout Sessions
  • Court Security: Hot Topics and Lessons Learned
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Advanced Evidence: Tricky Evidentiary Issues for All
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Criminal Law Update (repeat)
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • After the Order: A Probation Simulation
   Evaluation
  • Evidence in Action: Scaling Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Navigating Mental Health Challenges in the Arizona Courts: Impacts, Insights, and Lived Experiences
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • How to Handle Lower Court Appeals
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
  • Plenary - Protecting, Defending and Uplifting the Judiciary: Strategies for Strengthening Public Trust and Judicial Independence
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
5:15 - 7:00 p.m. Arizona Judges Association Business Meeting and Reception

 

THURSDAY
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast & Registration
COURSE TITLE MATERIALS EVALUATION
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.- Breakout Sessions
  • Law & Film: “The Six Triple Eight”
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Holding the Gavel Without Holding the Stress
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Hot Topics in Judicial Ethics (Repeat)
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Science Behind the Sentence: Addiction, Adolescent Brain Development and Youth Justice
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
  • Law & Literature: Law, Technology, Surveillance & Society in Laila Lalami's "The Dream Hotel"
   Evaluation
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 
  • Closing Plenary - The Enduring Importance of the Rule of Law and The Judiciary's Role in
 Handout (PDF) Evaluation
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. - Maricopa County Justice Court Meeting
12:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Superior Court Presiding Judges Meeting

 

Friday 

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Arizona Judicial Council Meeting