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Transforming the ‘Bench Box’ Judge
By jjie.org - Judge Steven Teske
Published: 09/30/2013

I am a reformist who happens to be a judge.

I came to this realization when introduced as a "reformer" at a recent Houston gathering of politicians, judges, clergy and juvenile justice stakeholders. I was invited to share some insights into the collaborative process of building effective juvenile justice systems at the local level -- a judicially led process.

The number of judicially led reforms at the local level is growing, but many judges still resist this trend despite the successful outcomes. The key to their success is inherent in the role of the judge. A coordinated stakeholder system is essential to the delivery of services, but getting them to the table requires someone strategically connected to all stakeholders -- the judge. Judges are the traffic cops of the juvenile justice system because all stakeholders intersect at the juvenile court.

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