NCPJ Membership Survey Results summary
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Satisfaction with Membership:
1 to 10
Mean: 7.85
What do you like most about being a NCPJ Member?
Conferences: 35%
Learning from out of state peers: 24%
Judicial Resources: 16.5%
Semi Annual Journal: 15%
Are you planning on renewing your NCPJ membership?
97.37% yes
Those who indicated they would not indicated it was because they were life members
What additional benefits would you like to see included in your membership?
Online continuing legal/judicial education: 52%
Quarterly newsletter: 31%
Other suggestions included a list serve; member only website page; materials from past conferences online; online membership directory; tracks of programs at conferences so choices can be made on topics relevant to state; online CLE; written guidelines re: guardianship/conservatorship; members as resource for future programs and warm climates for future conferences.
What Educational Topics would you like to see NCPJ address in next six months?
Pandemics Best Practices, 41%
Good Deeds Program to teach community how to avoid probate 27%
How to Navigate Webinars, Court Administration in a Remote World: 11%
Other:
Efiling, paperless files, security of digital files;
Conducting Remote Hearings;
Interstate Guardianship Transfers;
Materials to teach public importance of estate planning;
Trust related matters;
Evidence related programs;
Practical experience and tools for assisted decision making in lieu of conservatorship/guardianship;
- The responses of the survey included a large number of suggested Best Practices of Our NCPJ members have discovered for managing Courts during the Pandemic. Please refer to full survey.
- There were also varied responses to managing anticipated increase in mental health and child abuse cases. See full survey.
Additional Feedback provided regarding conferences, locations, etc. See full survey.
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