The Katy Municipal Court, along with Court Clerk Elaine Brown, has been recognized by the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center.
At this week’s council meeting, the court was honored with the 2010 Municipal Traffic Safety Award. The award was presented to Brown by Mayor Don Elder, Jr.
Brown was also honored for achieving professional certification from the Institute for Court Management.
ICM is the educational arm of the National Center for State Courts. Founded in 1971, the National Center for State Courts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the administration of justice by providing leadership, research, technology and education services to state courts.
Brown was among only 30 court administrators, clerks, managers and supervisors from municipal courts across Texas to meet the educational standards necessary to receive certification.
To become certified, court personnel must complete five core courses of study – court performance standards, fundamental issues of caseflow management, managing court financial resources, managing human resources and managing technology projects and technology resources – and then complete a week-long concluding seminar.
Since 2000, only 500 court professionals from across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have achieved the educational standards required to achieve the “certified” recognition.
