# National Center for State Courts
*Also known as NCSC*

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- Delivery model: services
- Location: Williamsburg, VA, United States
- Website: https://ncsc.org
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- Updated: 2026-11-09
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> The National Center for State Courts helps courts address challenges and strengthen the fair, effective delivery of justice.

The National Center for State Courts is a nonpartisan partner to courts, providing trusted advice, research, tools, education, and technical assistance. It works with courts and justice partners to address challenges, strengthen court administration, advance innovation, and support fair, accessible, and effective justice.

**Mission:** We drive innovation & advancement in courts and justice systems

## Products & Services

### [Court Opportunity Recruitment for All (CORA)](https://www.ncsc.org/our-centers-projects/cora)
*Platform*
Helps courts reach diverse candidates nationwide and helps students and recent graduates find court career opportunities.
CORA is a free online portal where courts can showcase clerkship, internship, and externship opportunities to students, recent graduates, and other qualified applicants nationwide. Courts can create employer accounts, post in-person or remote opportunities, review applications, and connect with candidates. Applicants can manage their profiles and applications, while law school career counselors can search, view, and track student applications and submit recommendation letters.

- **Nationwide opportunity listings** — Reach Candidates Nationwide
- **Court recruitment tools** — Post And Manage Opportunities
- **Diverse candidate reach** — Expand Your Candidate Pool
- **Multiple opportunity formats** — Share Flexible Court Opportunities
- **Applicant profile and application management** — Manage Applications In One Place
- **Career counselor application support** — Support And Track Student Applications
- **Role-based court user accounts** — Assign Access By Role
- **Interactive opportunity map** — Explore Opportunities On A Map
- **Streamlined platform communication** — Streamline Recruitment Communication

### [Court Statistics Project](https://www.ncsc.org/our-centers-projects/court-statistics-project)
*Service*
Provides comparable national caseload insights to help courts plan resources, shape policy, and make data-driven decisions.
The Court Statistics Project (CSP) is a collaborative initiative of the National Center for State Courts and the Conference of State Court Administrators. It collects, analyzes, and publishes caseload data from state courts across the country, providing a comparable national overview and insights for data-driven decisions. CSP data covers more than 95% of cases filed in the United States and helps court leaders and stakeholders understand caseload trends, allocate resources, shape policy, and support public accountability.

- **National caseload data collection** — Understand Nationwide Caseloads
- **Caseload analysis and publication** — Turn Caseload Data Into Insights
- **Jurisdiction and trend comparisons** — Compare Court Caseload Trends
- **Standardized statistical reporting** — Apply Consistent Reporting Standards
- **Resource allocation insights** — Plan Court Resources
- **Trial and appellate caseload dashboards** — Explore Trial And Appellate Caseloads
- **Policy and practice insights** — Inform Court Policy And Practice
- **Court data submission support** — Submit Trial And Appellate Data
- **Public accountability and transparency** — Strengthen Court Transparency

### [Court education and professional development](https://www.ncsc.org/education-events)
*Service*
Build court administration, management, and leadership skills through flexible learning, customized training, professional certifications, and opportunities to learn with peers.
NCSC provides education and professional development for court professionals and justice leaders through expert-led courses, webinars, conferences, customized training, and certification programs. Learning options include live virtual, in-person, hybrid, and self-paced online formats. Programs cover court administration, management, leadership, and other court-related topics, and include Certified Court Manager and Certified Court Executive certifications and the Institute for Court Management Fellows program.
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- **Expert-led court courses** — Build Practical Court Management Skills
- **Flexible learning formats** — Learn On A Flexible Schedule
- **Customized court education** — Tailor Training To Court Needs
- **Court management certifications** — Earn Recognized Court Leadership Credentials
- **Institute for Court Management Fellows program** — Advance Court Leadership Through Applied Research
- **Customized leadership training and coaching** — Strengthen Leadership And Collaboration
- **Webinars and professional events** — Learn From Experts And Peers
- **Interactive e-learning course development** — Engage Learners With Interactive Courses
- **Peer learning and professional networking** — Connect With Court Professionals

### [Court administration consulting and technical assistance](https://www.ncsc.org/our-expertise)
*Service*
Helps courts address administrative challenges, improve operations, and plan practical solutions tailored to their jurisdictions and communities.
NCSC works with courts to address administrative challenges through expert guidance, assessments, recommendations, and practical solutions. Its consulting and technical assistance spans court operations and governance, case management, strategic planning, technology transformation, data governance and forecasting, workload planning, leadership, and court space design and security. Support can include evaluating organizational strengths and challenges, developing strategic priorities and action steps, improving specialized business and commercial court processes, and helping courts plan for technology and AI-related issues.
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- **Court assessments** — Identify Challenges And Guide Improvements
- **Strategic planning** — Set Strategic Priorities And Action Steps
- **Technology transformation** — Plan Technology Improvements And Adoption
- **Court operations and case management** — Improve Court Operations And Case Management
- **Data governance and forecasting** — Strengthen Data And Inform Planning
- **Business and commercial court support** — Develop Specialized Commercial Court Processes
- **Court space design and security** — Plan Court Facilities And Security
- **Leadership training and coaching** — Develop Court Leadership Skills
- **Future-ready court planning** — Prepare Courts For Future Scenarios
- **Workload planning** — Translate Caseloads Into Workloads
- **Language access program assistance** — Create Or Expand Language Access

### [Court performance measurement](https://www.ncsc.org/performance-measurement)
*Service*
Helps courts establish performance baselines, identify improvement opportunities, and advance efficiency and effectiveness with practical measurement support.
NCSC works with courts to develop balanced, practical performance measures that can be realistically implemented. Measuring current performance establishes a baseline and helps identify areas for improvement. Courts can use CourTools to measure areas such as access and fairness, customer satisfaction, time to disposition, and the age of active pending caseloads. NCSC can support performance measurement efforts with assessments, research, recommendations, training, and implementation.

- **CourTools measures** — Measure Court Performance Across Key Areas
- **Performance benchmarks** — Establish A Practical Performance Baseline
- **Performance measurement support** — Advance Measurement Efforts With Expert Support

### [AI Readiness for the State Courts](https://www.ncsc.org/ai-readiness)
*Service*
Helps court leaders assess AI readiness and plan practical steps for effective integration of AI into court operations.
AI Readiness for the State Courts is a set of resources that helps courts assess their current AI readiness and identify concrete steps to improve it. The guide covers the AI lifecycle, from identifying workflow needs and potential AI solutions through design, testing, implementation, evaluation, monitoring, maintenance, and post-project feedback. It includes an interactive assessment tool and a court AI maturity framework. The guidance is designed for court leaders and personnel involved in AI decision-making at state, territorial, or local court levels. NCSC experts can also guide courts through stages of AI maturity.

- **AI readiness framework** — Assess Readiness And Identify Next Steps
- **Interactive readiness assessment** — Evaluate Your Court’s AI Readiness
- **AI lifecycle guidance** — Guide Decisions Across The AI Lifecycle
- **Court AI maturity pathway** — Navigate Your Court’s AI Maturity
- **Guidance for court leaders and AI decision-makers** — Apply Guidance At Your Court’s Level
- **Expert AI adoption support** — Get Expert Support Through AI Maturity

## Sources

- [National Center for State Courts](https://ncsc.org)
- [Court Opportunity Recruitment for All (CORA)](https://www.ncsc.org/our-centers-projects/cora)
- [Court Statistics Project](https://www.ncsc.org/our-centers-projects/court-statistics-project)
- [Court education and professional development](https://www.ncsc.org/education-events)
- [Court administration consulting and technical assistance](https://www.ncsc.org/our-expertise)
- [Court performance measurement](https://www.ncsc.org/performance-measurement)
- [AI Readiness for the State Courts](https://www.ncsc.org/ai-readiness)