The Federal Judicial Center's work with foreign judiciaries includes:

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Programs

Each year the Center hosts delegations of judges, attorneys, court officials, and scholars from around the world at its offices in the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building in Washington, D.C. These sessions provide information about the United States legal and judicial systems as well as an overview of the Center's education and research activities. Download a PDF brochure describing international programs at the Federal Judicial Center.

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Visiting Foreign Judicial Fellows

This program offers foreign judges, court officials, and scholars an opportunity to conduct research at the Center on topics relating to the administration of justice in the United States. The Center has hosted fellows from all over the world, including a judge from China who researched the role of assistant court personnel, a Brazilian judge who studied alternative dispute resolution, and a law professor from the Russian Federation who conducted research on strategies for securing judicial independence. Download a PDF brochure describing the Fellows Program in more detail.

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Technical Assistance

At the invitation and with the financial support of the U.S. government, foreign judiciaries, or international development organizations, Center staff has visited foreign courts and judicial training centers to participate in conferences and technical assistance projects. This outreach has included judicial and court education programs with the Russian Academy of Justice; a caseload tracking and reporting assessment for the High Court in Lusaka, Zambia; a U.S./Council of Europe judicial reform assessment in Kosovo; and assistance with the implementation of a new case calendaring initiative in Trinidad and Tobago. The International Judicial Relations Office also can identify U.S. Judges, court managers, and public defenders with expertise relevant for a particular international rule of law program or court reform project.

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To learn more about FJC international programs and materials, please contact:

Travel and other direct costs of the Center's international programs are funded by outside sources.
Participation by Center employees is secondary to their primary research and education responsibilities
to the federal judicial system.