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Come on the road with The National Judicial College Judicial Ambassadors as they educate judges on a wide variety of topics related to keeping America's highways safe including CDL issues, masking, autonomous vehicles, human trafficking and more. If it happens on the highway, we talk about it here. 

Episodes

  1. 09/26/2025

    How The Trucking Industry Is Fighting Human Trafficking & What Judges Need To Know

    This is the final episode of our four-part series on human trafficking and what judges need to know and what they can do to help address this issue in their communities. This episode focuses on how the trucking industry is fighting human trafficking and how that may impact how cases end up before a judge. Guests include: Jake Elovirta, the Director of Enforcement Programs for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance; Judge Chris Turner, who is a Magistrate Judge and director of Judicial Outreach in the Third Judicial District in Shawnee County Kansas; and  Dylan Wecht, a Public Sector Engagement Specialist for Truckers Against Trafficking.

    43 min

  2. 09/25/2025

    How Bias May Prevent Judges From Recognizing Human Trafficking

    This episode continues our series on human trafficking and what judges need to know and what they can do to help address this issue in their communities. It explores how biases may prevent judges from recognizing human trafficking in their courtrooms.  The first guest is Joseph A. Vitriol, an assistant professor at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He holds a Ph.D. in social-personality and political psychology from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and a BA/MA in forensic psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The second guest is Christine McDermott, who is a research fellow at the National Judicial College. She earned her Ph.D. and master’s in interdisciplinary social psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

    34 min

  3. 08/29/2025

    The Judge's Guide to Understanding the Systems Behind Human Trafficking

    This is the second episode in a series designed to help judges understand human trafficking. This episode focuses on the often complex systems behind human trafficking and help explain some of the challenges in adjudicating these cases.  Guests include: Dr. Jeanne Allert, the founder and director of the Institute for Shelter Care, a national initiative to address gaps in service and quality for victims of exploitation. She is also the founder of The Samaritan Women. She holds a PhD in Counseling and Psychological Studies. Lindsey Lane, the director of strategic engagement at the Human Trafficking Institute in Georgia. She formerly was a human trafficking prosecutor and assistant district attorney in North Carolina and a senior assistant district attorney in Tennessee’s Third Judicial District.

    43 min

  4. 08/27/2025

    An Overview of Human Trafficking for Judges

    This episode is the first in a four-part series on human trafficking and what judges need to know to address this issue in their courts and communities. All episodes in the series were recorded during a judicial human trafficking leadership workshop held at The National Judicial College. This first episode focuses on the definition of human trafficking and when and where judges are likely to encounter victims and others.  Guests include Judge Gayle Williams-Byers,  a judicial fellow  at the NJC and a retired judge from Ohio. Aaron Ann Cole of Funfsinn of Hicks & Funfsinn in Lexington, Kentucky. Previously, she worked as a prosecutor in Cook County, Illinois, in the special prosecution unit in the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, and in the special prosecution unit of the Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. She is on the faculty at the National Judicial College. Judge Chris Turner,  a Magistrate Judge in the Third Judicial District in Shawnee County Kansas.

    52 min

  5. 01/17/2025

    Autonomous Vehicles - Part IV

    In this fourth and final episode on autonomous vehicles, Judges Fowler and Williams-Byers analyze the probable cause and privacy issues that arise with autonomous vehicles.  How are level one and two autonomous vehicles hindering basic traffic stops today and what happens if police stop a fully autonomous vehicle with no driver? Judges, listen to find out!

    46 min

  6. 12/30/2024

    Autonomous Vehicles - Part III

    In the third episode in our series on autonomous vehicles, Judge Fowler and Judge Williams-Byers analyze how advancements in vehicle technology could impact impaired driving cases. When do drivers have actual physical control over autonomous vehicles and what impact will a law's use of the word operating versus driving impact a case? Tune in to find out!

    45 min

  7. 12/10/2024

    Autonomous Vehicles - Part II

    This episode of Come to Order continues the discussion on autonomous vehicles, focusing on level 4 and level 5 vehicles. The judges discuss the future of passenger vehicles at this level as well as commercial level 4 vehicles that are on the road today.

    35 min

  8. 12/02/2024

    Autonomous Vehicles - Part I

    The first of a four-part series on autonomous vehicles, this episode introduces judges to levels 0-2 vehicles in the autonomous vehicle taxonomy and discusses emerging legal issues starting to appear in courtrooms. Level 1 and Level 2 (which includes Tesla cars and trucks) are prevalent on the roads across the country today. Judicial Ambassadors Judge Thomas Fowler from Arkansas and Judge Gayle Williams-Byers lead the discussion. Hosted by NJC Communications Director Barbara Peck.

    35 min
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Come on the road with The National Judicial College Judicial Ambassadors as they educate judges on a wide variety of topics related to keeping America's highways safe including CDL issues, masking, autonomous vehicles, human trafficking and more. If it happens on the highway, we talk about it here. 

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  • Creator
    The National Judicial College
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 Come to Order
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