KOLO, Over a dozen national judges in Reno for juvenile and family court training

Twenty new judges from across the country are in Reno to learn what it takes to preside over a juvenile and family court.

The Institute for New Juvenile and Family Court Judges is a semiannual program that trains and educates judges who are new to the bench or returning to the juvenile and family court division.

Judge Gayl Branum Carr, the program lead and former president of the NCJFCJ, said law schools rarely cover the complex, sensitive issues family court judges face daily. She said the program works to fill those gaps.

During the weeklong course, judges will study leadership, judicial ethics, child welfare (including abuse and neglect), juvenile delinquency, domestic violence, and the role of a judge.

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