And last month, a group of lawyers and advocates for parents formed a group called the Taskforce Against the Criminalization of Child Welfare to educate judges about the growing number of misdemeanor arrests.

That is why Republicans did not balk loudly at provisions in the Senate-passed crime bill that would be anathema to many conservatives, including grants to educate judges on how to handle crimes involving sexual issues.

The Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature, or "National Judicial Academy" in Bordeaux is responsible for educating judges and thereofore only admits French nationals.

More Monitoring of Abuse In 1987, the Retreat was a couple of women with great connections and a modest plan: they would educate judges, police officers, social workers and women themselves about domestic violence.

But Ms. Connell of the National Organization for Women was most critical of what she described as a "soft-sell" approach to educating judges on the subject during an annual meeting of state judges last summer.

China's top judicial official, Wang Shengjun reported the continuing efforts to educate judges on judicial work ethic and root out corruption.

She emphasizes a program designed to educate judges and lawyers about the nature of work (including the collapse of the "bright line" between supervisor and employee), arguing that most judges have little real-world experience in this regard.

Turning to science courts instead of educating judges seems to be the equivalent of throwing up one's hands in the face of scientific illiteracy.

Although "science for judges" forums have emerged in the wake of Daubert in order to educate judges in a variety of scientific fields, many are still skeptical about the usefulness of the Daubert standard in discerning valid science.