Institute for Faculty Excellence in Judicial Education Set for April 9-12
For release: April 8, 2003
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

Nineteen judges, judicial educator faculty members, and other participants from California, Minnesota, West Virginia, Kentucky, Vermont, Michigan, and New York will participate in the Institute for Faculty Excellence in Judicial Education (IFEJE) April 9-12 at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch, Miss. Four more participants from Colorado and Nevada are expected to complete their projects this year.

IFEJE targets the unique needs of judges that are not addressed in the traditional legal education system in the United States. In addition, it provides an opportunity for judges to interact with other judges in an educational setting, learning from the experiences and diversity each participant brings to the institute.

IFEJE has been funded by the State Justice Institute (SJI) since 1997. It has been housed at The University of Memphis' Center for the Study of Higher Education since 2001 under the direction of Dr. Patricia H. Murrell.

The Institute's goal is excellence in the professional and personal development of judges, judicial educators and other court personnel who are actively involved in judicial branch education. More than 100 participant judges have returned to their jurisdictions after designing and implementing creative projects to benefit the justice system.

For more information, contact Murrell at 901-678-2775.

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