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FEATUREI Court FormsRedesigned Project
JudiciaryParalegal MaryBernadette "Mabby"Glass takesthe lead on the Court FormsRedesign Project under the supervision of Justice John A.Manglona, the overall project leader.
From Julyto August 2022,Mabbyattended the National Center for State Courts' (NCSC) Summer FormsCamp training,a free webinar seriesthat providesguidance from national expertsand interactive working sessionswhere attendeeswill review real formsand discusswaysto improve them.
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On August 24,2022,Mabbyprepared a presentation on the keyelementsshe learned from the NCSC'sSummer FormsCamp to Acting Family Court Manager DoloresB.Sablan,Judge Joseph N. Camacho,Presiding Judge Roberto C.Naraja, DeputyGeneral Counsel Matthew J.Brown,Justice John A.Manglona,DeputyClerk I Adeline C. Tereyama,DeputyClerk I Novelyn W.Tenorio,and Law Clerk GregoryP.Cenac.
Aspart of thisproject,Mabbysubmitted the Judiciary'sapplication for NCSC?sWinter Forms Camp.On December 24,2022,NCSCselected the Judiciaryalong with other 5 state courtsout of 40 to participate in the Winter FormsCamp.The Camp givesan opportunity for NCSCstaff to provide intensive training and technical assistant to help courtsrevise one form or a small set of formsto improve plain language and readability.At the end of the camp,the formswill be redesigned, translated into plain language,and user tested.
