The Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) is a nonpartisan professional association of the highest judicial officers from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. CCJ’s mission is to strengthen state court systems and improve the administration of justice by developing and disseminating policy recommendations, educating and training judicial leaders, promoting judicial independence, and supporting adequate funding and resources for state courts.
Judicial branch administration and court funding; access to justice and civil legal aid; judicial independence and ethics; court procedural rules, caseflow management, and court technology; criminal and juvenile justice policies that affect state courts (including sentencing, bail, and child support enforcement); court security and workforce issues; and federal-state relations affecting state judicial systems.
Primarily member dues and conference fees, supplemented by administrative and program support from the National Center for State Courts and by project-specific grants and foundation funding.
Professional association (nonprofit, member-led); administratively supported by the National Center for State Courts.
