Press Release
Probate and Family Court Department

CONTACT:

Hon. Robert Langlois Associate Justice Dianne Roland, Secretary (781) 326-7200 x244

FOR RELEASE ON: March 28, 2003

Probate and Family Court Announces Pilot Education
and Enhancement Program in the Norfolk Division

          The Probate and Family Court Department will initiate a pilot Judicial Education and Enhancement program in its Norfolk Division during April, May and June according to an announcement by Chief Justice Sean M. Dunphy.

          The program, conceived by Associate Justice Robert Langlois, will involve the judges sitting with each other and observing a colleague in a motion or pre-trial session.

          Chief Justice Dunphy said, "The Norfolk pilot is part of a larger program recommended by our Judicial Education and Enhancement Committee, of which Judge Langlois is a member, to have judges observe the approaches and techniques of other judges on the bench during sessions of the court. I am pleased that the Norfolk Division judges have taken the initiative to begin the program in their own Division. I am certain they will gain many useful insights and learn new approaches by observing their colleagues in the courtroom. By spreading the ten days involved over an approximate three month period, the Norfolk program should not be disruptive to case flow or inconvenience litigants or members of the bar."