11/27/2017

Go Global, Stay Small

Even for the largest associations, developing a successful global strategy is difficult

Playing dress-up is usually a pastime reserved for kids, but that didn’t prevent several dozen California judges from getting into character during a trip to Mexico.

In 2005, 58 members of the California Judges Association (CJA) flew south to Morelia—the capital city of the state of Michoacán—to share their knowledge with their Mexican counterparts, who were in the middle of navigating judicial reforms. Mexico was transitioning from a judicial system in which everything was written down for the judge to review and then offer a written decision, to one in which arguments and decisions were delivered orally.

“There was no real trial or even jury,” says CEO Stanley Bissey. “So the judiciary needed training on that, and it was a great opportunity for CJA to step into that void and offer a mock trial for the judges in Mexico, so they could see how a jury trial is actually conducted by actual judges.”

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