RISON - Deputy County/Circuit Court Clerk Brandy Herring has become Cleveland County’s first Arkansas Certified Court Manager after completing a three-year training course administered by the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts.
Herring is running unopposed for Cleveland County clerk/circuit court clerk this year to succeed current County Clerk Jimmy Cummings, who is running for county judge. Once formally elected, she will begin her term as county clerk/circuit court clerk beginning Jan. 1, 2023.
Herring received her certification from Chief Justice John Dan Kemp of Arkansas State Supreme Court in the Supreme Court Chambers at Little Rock.
The Arkansas certification program, according to the program’s website, is part of the Court Management Program (CMP) available through the National Center for State Courts’ Institute for Court Management. The program provides training specific to trial court management and administration. Participants who successfully complete the program receive a nationally recognized certification as a Certified Court Manager.
(see HERRING page 12) (continued from page 1) The Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts is one of seven states participating in a program to update and enhance the Court Management Program. Arkansas’ first graduation ceremony for its CMP class was held in August 2011.
The training consists of six courses, all consisting of two half-day seminars taught by certified Arkansas and national faculty covering court performance standards: CourTools, fundamental issues of caseflow management, purposes and responsibilities of courts, managing technology projects, managing human resources, and managing financial resources.
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