Slide deck from 2014 National TSRP Training covers background of program and JOL duties. Judge Mary A. Celeste sits on the Denver County Court bench. She currently sits on the Colorado Advisory Committee for the United States Civil Rights Commission and is a NHTSA Judicial Outreach Liaison for Region 8. Her website is located at http://judgemaryceleste.net.

1. July 15-16, 2014
Denver, Colorado
Judge Mary A. Celeste
Judicial Outreach Liaison
(JOL), Region 8

2. Mary A. Celeste (c)
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3. What is the Judicial Outreach Liaison Program
What is a JOL
How Can They be Utilized

4. Started over 10 years ago by NHTSA
Objective Peer to Peer training on traffic safety
Grew out of NHTSA’s Judicial Fellowship Program
Currently has 10 Regional JOLs
Currently has 12 State JOLS (Montana, Michigan, Texas ,
Pennsylvania, Florida, etc.)
Modeling the TSRP and LEL conversion from Regional to
State

6. Regional/State JOLS
NHTSA Judicial Fellows
National Administrative Law Judicial Fellows
Tribal Fellows
Prosecutor Fellows
Law Enforcement Liaisons (LELs)
Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors (TSRPs)
Probation Fellows

7. Duties include liaison between NHTSA and Judges,
participation in ABA Judicial Division, and to serve as
Teachers, Writers, Community Advocates,
Consultants, Reporters, and Spokespersons.
Prepare articles for ABA Highway to Justice
Conduct Webinars ABA
Presentations for NJC
Attend Trainings, Conferences and Meetings
Submit monthly reports which includes performance
measures

8. In Cooperation With:
International Association of Chiefs of Police
National Sheriffs Association
National District Attorney’s Association
National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators
National Judicial College
American Bar Association
National Center for State Courts

9. Purpose:
“Provide a mutually beneficial relationship
between NHTSA and a Judge who's
jurisdiction currently involves the
adjudication of motor vehicle and
pedestrian offenses”

10. A sitting or retired Judge
Experience in impaired driving cases and
other traffic cases
Familiarity with DUI/Sobriety Courts and
ignition interlocks
A desire to increase public safety through the
use of research-based practices to reduce
impaired driving

11. Provide Training & Education
Share Information and Coordinate with
other Criminal Justice Professionals
Promote Evidence-Based and Promising
Practices

12. Develop a network of contacts with judges, judicial
educators, TSRPs etc.
Make Presentations at meetings, conferences,
workshops, media events focused on impaired driving
and other traffic safety issues
Participate in SHO Assessments and meetings
Participate in MAP 21 Impaired Driving Committees
Provide training to the Courts and all NHTSA
Operatives including TSRPs

13. Consult regularly with Judicial Fellows and JOLs
Remain informed on emerging impaired driving issues
Share information and coordinate with LELs, SHSOs,
NHTSA Regional Office, TSRPs, and Probation
Fellows
Assist SHSOs with Highway Safety Plans
Participate in State Traffic Records Coordinating
Committee (TRCC) to promote DWI tracking systems

14. Promote the development & use of DUI
courts
Promote the use of ignition interlocks and
make improvements to interlock programs
Promote other evidence-based and
promising court, sentencing, and
supervision practices

15. To serve as a conduit, to deliver needed
resources, research and educational
opportunities
To discuss developing case law
Conduct joint trainings for judges,
prosecutors, and probation