Events.

The College's events are designed to meet the needs of judicial officers at every career stage. They reflect six key areas of judicial education: Law, Skills, Judicial Life, Social Context, First Nations and Non-Legal Knowledge.
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First Nations/
Ablaze: Film screening with Director Tiriki Onus.

05 March 2024 | Seminar

When Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung artist and academic, Tiriki Onus, discovered an old photograph in a basement suitcase, his subsequent cultural and emotional journey would help assemble vital pieces of 20th century Aboriginal history.

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Skills/
Mastering the art of judgment writing.

15 February 2024 | Multi Day

Do you feel burdened by the number of judgments you have to write? Are your judgments and rulings getting longer and more complex?

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Judicial Life/
An opportunity to respond: A conversation with the Judicial Commission.

21 November 2023 | Seminar

Join Chief Judge Peter Kidd, Magistrate Charles Tan, VCAT Deputy President Genevieve Nihill AM, CSV Chief People Officer, Jewil Fulton and Director, Judicial Commission, Alexis Eddy as we present a selection of in-court and out-of-court bullying scenarios that audience participants are invited to rate and discuss according to the Commission’s assessment criteria using real-time interactive polling technology.

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Social Context/
Mental health, drug dependency & the law series 3.

16 November 2023 | Seminar

Mental illness and drug dependency are common in people appearing in the criminal justice system. Yet they often don’t get the support they need.

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Skills/
Judicial monitoring skills: Motivational interviewing.

14 November 2023 | Full Day

Want to learn how to encourage behaviour change – rather than direct it? And reinforce a person’s desire and capacity for change?

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Judicial Life/
Emotion in judging

30 October 2023 | Seminar

Is emotion the enemy of reason – or the foundation of good judging? Uncover the answer in conversation with the international expert on emotion in judging, Professor Terry Maroney.

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