The Judicial Family Institute (JFI) is a national organization dedicated to providing information and education on topics of concern and importance to judicial households and extended family members. We set aside personal differences in politics, geography, and positions on controversial issues to attend to JFI matters.

The JFI is a subcommittee of the Past President's Committee of the Conference of Chief Justices and enjoys an affiliation with the National Center for State Courts, the host of our website.

Through educational programs, research, and this website, JFI encourages the exchange of information and resources between judicial educators or other staff, judicial family members, and various organizations. Among current areas of interest to judicial families are home and travel security, ethics guidelines, judicial elections, and quality of life issues. The public benefits when helpful information about public family life is shared with members of judges’ households. 

Judicial Family Institute Leadership and Contacts:

• JFI Committee Meetings

• JFI Committee Members and Officers

• Judicial Educators

• States/Territories Offering Programs for Judicial Families

For more information about:

Judicial Family Institute

Questions & answers about being in a judicial family

Getting involved in JFI

Please contact: Ruth Ann Newcomer