State Justice Institute in the United States

The State Justice Institute awards grants to improve judicial administration in the State
courts of the United States.

The State Justice Institute (SJI) was created by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984
(42 U.S.C. 10701) as a private, nonprofit corporation to further the development
and improvement of judicial administration in the State courts.

SJI is supervised by a Board of Directors consisting of 11 members
appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
Board is statutorily composed of six judges, a State court administrator, and
four members of the public, of whom no more than two can be of the same
political party.

In carrying out its mission, SJI develops solutions to common issues faced by State and Federal courts; provides practical products to judges and court
staff; ensures that effective approaches in one State are quickly and economically
shared with other courts nationwide; supports national, regional, and inState
educational programs to speed the transfer of solutions; and delivers
targeted technical assistance to specific jurisdictions.

To accomplish these broad objectives, SJI is authorized to provide funds,
through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, to State courts and
organizations that can assist in the improvement of judicial administration in
the State courts.

For further information, contact the State Justice Institute, Suite 600, 1650 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone, 703–684–6100. Internet, www.sji.gov.

State Justice Institute

Resources

Further Reading

• The case for saving SJI (editorial), Editorial, AJS, 85: 168 (Jan.-Feb. '02, AJS Judicature)
• Presiding in Criminal Court: An Introduction (introduction), Morris, Norval and Tonry, Michael, 72: 7-11 (Jun.-Jul. '88, AJS Judicature)
• SJI funding cut (brief), Richert, David, 85: 161 (Nov.-Dec. '01, AJS Judicature)
• SJI's Agenda (letter), Tevelin, David I., 72: 76 (Aug.-Sep. '88, AJS Judicature)
• The State Justice Institute: New Opportunities for the Courts, Torbert, C.C., Jr., 72: 5 (Jun.-Jul. '88, AJS Judicature)