How might educational programs be developed or improved to promote better legislative-judicial relations?
In general, legislatures and courts may want to adapt training modules and materials designed for new members for use in training judges in the legislative process and legislators in the judicial process. Orientation sessions can then be joined with other meetings, established as standalone functions, or incorporated into curricula of judicial colleges and continuing legal education programs. In addition, because staff are primarily the persons responsible for drafting legislation, or tracking legislation and determining its impact on the judiciary, it would be productive to train legislative and judicial staff on the procedures and operations of the other branch. One educational practice that has been used in several states is the “Day on the Bench” or judicial “Ride Along” program. Such programs typically operate by pairing judges with legislators or other government officials (state and local) for up to a day during which the visiting legislator or official accompanies a judge throu
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