Enjoy courses taught by working professionals in the field of court administration. 

Required Courses

• PPA 291: Court Governance and Operations (3 units)

Studies the state judiciary as both independent and interdependent with the legislative and executive branches of government at both the state and local levels. The goal is to develop foundational knowledge of the historical and evolving governing and operational principles of the California court system.

Instructor: Sharif Elmallah, CEO, Butte County Superior Court

Instructor: Tim Newman, CEO, San Benito County Superior Court

• PPA 292: Court Management (3 units)

Provides training in key court administrative areas identified by such organizations as the National Association of Court Management (e.g., case flow management). Drawing from interdisciplinary literature on management theory, court case studies illustrate and provide context.

Instructor: Tim Newman, CEO, San Benito County Superior Court

Instructor: Sharif Elmallah, CEO, Butte County Superior Court

• PPA 293: Court Leadership (3 units)

Examines leadership in the court environment as distinct from management. Investigates how leadership principles are exercised in pivotal areas of the courts, such as: community relations, creativity and innovation, organizational change, workforce development, succession planning, strategic planning and re-engineering.

Instructor: Teresa Risi, Retired (former CEO, Monterey County Superior Court)

• PPA 294: Emerging Issues in Judicial Administration (3 units)

Addresses pressing issues in judicial administration (e.g., courts in an electronic world, rising administrative workloads, and a greater number of self-represented litigants). Specific topics may change from year to year depending on the urgency of topics and the nature of policy implications.

Instructor: Jason Galkin, CEO, Riverside County Superior Court

Required Textbook

You can purchase the required textbook, The Art & Practice of Court Administration by Alexander B. Aikman, as an eBook directly from the publisher, Routledge Required Textbook.