Track 4: The Big Picture: Courts in a v.2.0 World
Tuesday, September 22, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: 101 D/E
Presenter: Norman Meyer
Track: The Judiciary in a Virtual, Mobile, Social World
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A fad is defined as "a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal; a craze." Some of our court colleagues view virtual, mobile, and social technologies as fads, destined for history’s dustbin, like pagers and cassette tapes. But others view these technologies as important tools for achieving their courts’ core missions with increased effectiveness in the areas of efficiency, accessibility, accountability, and transparency. This opening session will survey a range of virtual, mobile, and social technologies, setting the stage for the track’s exploration of courts’ real-world implementations and what is possible in the future.
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About the Presenter
Norman H. Meyer, Jr., has been the clerk of the court of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico since 2001. Previously, he was clerk of the court for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for five years, and until 1996 he was the chief deputy clerk of the U.S. District Court in Arizona for seven years. Before his federal court experience, he was a trial court administrator in Oregon and Wisconsin for ten years, participating in innovative programs concerning juries, technology, caseflow, public education, and human resources. He has served on numerous national federal court projects and committees in such areas as education, human resources, and information technology. Mr. Meyer has written and spoken widely on many areas of judicial administration in the United States and abroad. He is currently vice president, North America, of the International Association for Court Administration and is a past president of NACM, receiving that organization’s 2013 Award of Merit. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the National Center for State Courts. He has experience working with many foreign judiciaries, especially in the Russian Federation, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Albania. He received his master’s degree in judicial administration (M.S.J.A.) from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 1979, receiving that college’s Outstanding Achievement in International Court Administration Award in 2013, and his undergraduate degree in political science and Russian studies from the University of New Mexico in 1977.