OSBA accepting nominations for

Innovative Court Programs and Practices Award

The Ohio State Bar Association Judicial Administration and Legal Reform Committee is accepting nominations for the 2016 Innovative Court Programs and Practices Award. The purpose of this award is to bring greater visibility to exemplary programs in Ohio’s courts and facilitate the transfer of those programs to other courts in the state.

Any individual may submit a nomination by completing this nomination form to be reviewed by the OSBA Judicial Administration and Legal Reform Committee. The committee will review all nominations and select one program which has been instituted within the last five years and is deemed to be an outstanding example of innovation. All submitted programs or practices which are determined to meaningfully enhance the work of the judicial system will be appropriately publicized.

The following criteria will be considered:

Creativity: Does the program represent a new and creative approach to solving a problem or issue?
Effectiveness: Has the program achieved its goals and purposes to this point?
Transferability: Could the program be easily transferred to other courts?
Significance: Does the program address significant issues or problems which are regional in scope?

The recipient of this award will be recognized at the Annual Meeting of the Ohio Judicial Conference September 15-16, 2016. Please complete the online nomination form by June 3, 2016. (Submissions from previous years are welcome. Please fill out the 2016 Online Nomination Form to resubmit.)

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