2026-04-06T08:51:35-04:00 2025-07-31 461335331 ALTRUIC ADVISORS CPAS 417 FOREST AVENUE PLYMOUTH MI 48170 990 2024-08-01 046079643 NATIONAL CIVIL JUSTICE INSTITUTE NATI 2029442841 777 6TH STREET NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20001 MARY COLLISHAW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2029442841 2026-04-02 true false RYAN N HAGAN CPA P00293011 8882985297 2026-04-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARY COLLISHAW 777 6TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 600642 false X HTTPS://NCJI.ORG X 1956 DC THE NATIONAL CIVIL JUSTICE INSTITUTE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1956 BY A GROUP OF AMERICAN TRIAL ATTORNEYS TO SUPPORT THE U.S. CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES A BALANCED VIEW OF THE ROLE OF THE CIVIL COURTS IN SUSTAINING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 19 19 0 19 0 506037 565466 0 33769 35176 -227 539806 600415 0 0 127386 179201 0 56827 545760 472405 673146 651606 -133340 -51191 1829471 1831971 304567 257019 1524904 1574952 X THE OBJECTIVES AND GOALS OF THE INSTITUTE SHALL BE TO RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR LAWYERS, LEGAL ACADEMICS, AND MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY, CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS WHICH WILL ADVANCE THE STUDY AND SCIENCE OF JURISPRUDENCE; AND TO PROMOTE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. false false 511557 2025 JUDGES FORUM: JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION AND PRECEDENT - THE VITAL ROLE OF STATE COURTS (SAN FRANCISCO) NCJI'S 34TH ANNUAL JUDGES FORUM WAS HELD IN PERSON ON JULY 19, 2025 IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. NINETY-NINE JUDGES FROM 31 STATES, ALONG WITH ACADEMICS AND PRACTITIONERS, PARTICIPATED IN A FULL-DAY PROGRAM FOCUSED ON HOW STATE COURTS INTERPRET PRECEDENT IN AN ERA OF SHIFTING FEDERAL DOCTRINE AND HEIGHTENED PUBLIC SCRUTINY OF THE JUDICIARY. THE PROGRAM EXAMINED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL JURISPRUDENCE, HOW STATE COURTS CAN DEVELOP INDEPENDENT BODIES OF LAW UNDER THEIR OWN CONSTITUTIONS, AND THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRECEDENT FOR DAY-TO-DAY JUDGING. AN OUTSTANDING FACULTY OF JUDGES AND SCHOLARS LED SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOCUSED ON TWO ORIGINAL ACADEMIC PAPERS: POPULAR ACCOUNTABILITY AND STATE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW BY PROF. JONATHAN MARSHFIELD OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW; AND THE BOTTOM-UP CONSTITUTION: STATES AND THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW BY DEAN GERALD DICKINSON OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW. JUDGES ALSO ENGAGED IN SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO SHARE EXPERIENCES ACROSS JURISDICTIONS. ATTENDING JUDGES GAVE THE FORUM AN OVERALL RATING OF 4.72 OUT OF 5. 20756 2025 CIVIL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. NCJI CONFERRED ITS 2025 CIVIL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ON THE AUTHORS OF TWO LAW REVIEW ARTICLES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIL JURIES IN A DEMOCRACY AND HOW CERTAIN LARGE DEBT- COLLECTORS EXPLOIT THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. PROF. RICHARD JOLLY, PROF. VALERIE HANS AND ATTORNEY ROBERT PECK WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ARTICLE DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL AND THE CIVIL JURY 57 GA. L. REV. 79 (2022), WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE CIVIL JURY'S VITAL ROLE AS A CORNERSTONE OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNANCE AND ITS POTENTIAL TO FOSTER SOCIOPOLITICAL RENEWAL. PROF. DANIEL WILF-TOWNSEND WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS ARTICLE ASSEMBLY-LINE PLAINTIFFS 135 HARV. L. REV. 1704 (2022), WHICH ARGUES THAT STATE COURTS ACROSS THE U.S. ARE BEING OVERWHELMED BY A HIGH VOLUME OF LOW-VALUE CLAIMS FROM LARGE CORPORATE PLAINTIFFS, OFTEN TARGETING UNREPRESENTED AND VULNERABLE DEFENDANTS. THE AWARD RECIPIENTS RECEIVED MONETARY STIPENDS, FRAMED CERTIFICATES, AND A PAID TRIP TO BE HONORED AT THE NCJI FELLOWS RECEPTION IN MIAMI, FLORIDA IN FEBRUARY 2025. 1154 2025 APPELLATE ADVOCACY AWARD. AT THE NCJI FELLOWS RECEPTION ON JULY 20, 2025 IN SAN FRANCISCO, THE INSTITUTE PRESENTED ITS 11TH ANNUAL APPELLATE ADVOCACY AWARD TO THREE ATTORNEYS FOR SIGNIFICANT PRO BONO VICTORIES ADVANCING CIVIL JUSTICE: JOSH DAVIS (BERGER MONTAGUE) AND SCOTT DODSON (UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO) FOR THEIR UNANIMOUS U.S. SUPREME COURT VICTORY IN HARROW V. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, WHICH CLARIFIED THE AVAILABILITY OF EQUITABLE TOLLING IN CERTAIN MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD APPEALS; AND DENYSE CLANCY (KAZAN, MCCLAIN, SATTERLEY & GREENWOOD) FOR HER SUCCESSFUL ADVOCACY IN CALIFORNIA CAPITAL INSURANCE V. HOEHN, IN WHICH THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT STRENGTHENED PROTECTIONS FOR LITIGANTS AGAINST DEFAULT JUDGMENTS ENTERED WITHOUT PROPER SERVICE. 1500 WEBINAR FOR JUDGES ON JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. NCJI PARTNERED WITH THE BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE TO PRESENT A COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR FOR STATE JUDGES ON THE TOPIC "COURTS UNDER PRESSURE: STRATEGIES TO PROTECT JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE" ON DECEMBER 2, 2025. THIS JUDGES-ONLY PROGRAM -- ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 175 STATE COURT JUDGES -- FEATURED JUSTICE PAIGE PETERSEN OF THE UTAH SUPREME COURT, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BRENNAN CENTER'S JUDICIARY PROGRAM, AND NCJI PRESIDENT ANDRE MURA IN A CANDID DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATIVE CHALLENGES FACING STATE COURTS AND HOW JUDGES ARE RESPONDING TO SAFEGUARD JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. JUDGES GAVE VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THE WEBINAR, EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE TIMELY AND HIGHLY RELEVANT INFORMATION AND RATING IT 4.5 OUT OF 5 OVERALL. 1500 534967 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 13 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 19 19 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true true false false AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA IL KY ME MD MA MI MN NC ND NH NV OH OK OR PA RI SC UT VA WA DC X X MARY COLLISHAW 2029442841 777 6TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 MARY COLLISHAW EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 0 133989 46541 PEGGY WEDGWORTH PRESIDENT 1.90 X X 0 0 0 ANDRE MURA VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE L KRANZ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM LANGINO SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 GALE PEARSON IMMED PAST P 0.50 X X 0 0 0 CARLA AIKENS TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 RICK BARRERA TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BENNETT TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 KATHY FARINAS TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 MISTY A FARRIS TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 CARAGH FAY TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 KRISTIE HIGHTOWER TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 LUCY INMAN TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND R JONES TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 ROGER MANDEL TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 TERESA FARISS MCCLAIN TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 AMBER PANG PARRA TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 ELLEN A PRESBY TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 JIM REEVES TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 133989 46541 false true false 151942 35283 242339 135902 565466 35176 35176 35283 227 -227 600415 35176 X 179201 127299 25022 26880 128763 99857 18518 10388 11535 8018 1309 2208 169612 165044 2284 2284 58753 58753 1238 1238 3195 3195 FORUM REPORT 32971 32971 AWARDS 18994 18994 PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES 18588 9294 9294 HONORARIA 9000 9000 19756 5737 8246 5773 651606 534967 59812 56827 281757 556292 161976 11790 1907 4351 9883 1268828 1378355 1829471 1831971 304567 257019 304567 257019 X 1500216 1536004 24688 38948 1524904 1574952 1829471 1831971 -51191 101239 X false true X true false X 428166 567818 687813 506037 565466 2755300 428166 567818 687813 506037 565466 2755300 1202552 1552748 21073 24212 30692 33769 35176 144922 2213 2213 2902435 765 0.53500 0.53110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11790 1907 9883 9883 769829 101239 68175 169414 600415 600415 719781 68175 68175 651606 651606 SILENT AUCTION 35283 35283 227 35283 35283 227 227 -227 X false false false false false false false false false MARY COLLISHAW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 133989 46541 180530 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE OBJECTIVES AND GOALS OF THE INSTITUTE SHALL BE TO RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR LAWYERS, LEGAL ACADEMICS, AND MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY, CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS WHICH WILL ADVANCE THE STUDY AND SCIENCE OF JURISPRUDENCE; AND TO PROMOTE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 2025 JUDGES FORUM: JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION AND PRECEDENT - THE VITAL ROLE OF STATE COURTS (SAN FRANCISCO) NCJI'S 34TH ANNUAL JUDGES FORUM WAS HELD IN PERSON ON JULY 19, 2025 IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. NINETY-NINE JUDGES FROM 31 STATES, ALONG WITH ACADEMICS AND PRACTITIONERS, PARTICIPATED IN A FULL-DAY PROGRAM FOCUSED ON HOW STATE COURTS INTERPRET PRECEDENT IN AN ERA OF SHIFTING FEDERAL DOCTRINE AND HEIGHTENED PUBLIC SCRUTINY OF THE JUDICIARY. THE PROGRAM EXAMINED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL JURISPRUDENCE, HOW STATE COURTS CAN DEVELOP INDEPENDENT BODIES OF LAW UNDER THEIR OWN CONSTITUTIONS, AND THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRECEDENT FOR DAY-TO-DAY JUDGING. AN OUTSTANDING FACULTY OF JUDGES AND SCHOLARS LED SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOCUSED ON TWO ORIGINAL ACADEMIC PAPERS: POPULAR ACCOUNTABILITY AND STATE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW BY PROF. JONATHAN MARSHFIELD OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW; AND THE BOTTOM-UP CONSTITUTION: STATES AND THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW BY DEAN GERALD DICKINSON OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW. JUDGES ALSO ENGAGED IN SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO SHARE EXPERIENCES ACROSS JURISDICTIONS. ATTENDING JUDGES GAVE THE FORUM AN OVERALL RATING OF 4.72 OUT OF 5. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B 2025 CIVIL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. NCJI CONFERRED ITS 2025 CIVIL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ON THE AUTHORS OF TWO LAW REVIEW ARTICLES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIL JURIES IN A DEMOCRACY AND HOW CERTAIN LARGE DEBT- COLLECTORS EXPLOIT THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. PROF. RICHARD JOLLY, PROF. VALERIE HANS AND ATTORNEY ROBERT PECK WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ARTICLE DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL AND THE CIVIL JURY 57 GA. L. REV. 79 (2022), WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE CIVIL JURY'S VITAL ROLE AS A CORNERSTONE OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNANCE AND ITS POTENTIAL TO FOSTER SOCIOPOLITICAL RENEWAL. PROF. DANIEL WILF-TOWNSEND WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS ARTICLE ASSEMBLY-LINE PLAINTIFFS 135 HARV. L. REV. 1704 (2022), WHICH ARGUES THAT STATE COURTS ACROSS THE U.S. ARE BEING OVERWHELMED BY A HIGH VOLUME OF LOW-VALUE CLAIMS FROM LARGE CORPORATE PLAINTIFFS, OFTEN TARGETING UNREPRESENTED AND VULNERABLE DEFENDANTS. THE AWARD RECIPIENTS RECEIVED MONETARY STIPENDS, FRAMED CERTIFICATES, AND A PAID TRIP TO BE HONORED AT THE NCJI FELLOWS RECEPTION IN MIAMI, FLORIDA IN FEBRUARY 2025. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D WEBINAR FOR JUDGES ON JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. NCJI PARTNERED WITH THE BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE TO PRESENT A COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR FOR STATE JUDGES ON THE TOPIC "COURTS UNDER PRESSURE: STRATEGIES TO PROTECT JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE" ON DECEMBER 2, 2025. THIS JUDGES-ONLY PROGRAM -- ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 175 STATE COURT JUDGES -- FEATURED JUSTICE PAIGE PETERSEN OF THE UTAH SUPREME COURT, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BRENNAN CENTER'S JUDICIARY PROGRAM, AND NCJI PRESIDENT ANDRE MURA IN A CANDID DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATIVE CHALLENGES FACING STATE COURTS AND HOW JUDGES ARE RESPONDING TO SAFEGUARD JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE. JUDGES GAVE VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THE WEBINAR, EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE TIMELY AND HIGHLY RELEVANT INFORMATION AND RATING IT 4.5 OUT OF 5 OVERALL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE NATIONAL CIVIL JUSTICE INSTITUTE OFFICERS AND THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE INSTITUTE'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE INSTITUTE'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING. THE TRUSTEES REVIEW THE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE FOR THE PAST YEAR, RELY ON PAST EXPERIENCE WITH PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE A REASONABLE SALARY INCREASE, AND MAKE A WRITTEN RECORD OF THEIR DETERMINATION AND DECISION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEVADA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, DIST OF COLUMBIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THIS MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES, BUT IS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 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