The Gavel Summer 2018

The Gavel Summer 2018

A BIG THANK YOU

& WELCOME

Welcome to the Summer 2018 edition of the Gavel!

Thank you for your patience as we’ve switched publishing platforms and assumed responsibility for the court’s longstanding publication. With this edition, you should notice some changes in content and design. Although the look and feel may be different, you’ll still find a wealth of information on court activities, community outreach, and employee spotlights. New additions include the Executive Town Hall, a question and answer section directly from the employees themselves to the Executive Team, as well as stories on current events facing state courts, in-depth articles on local services, and other cool features. Our goal is to get relevant news, stories, information and updates to court judicial officers and staff in the most efficient, effective and preferred ways possible. Earlier this year, we surveyed communication preferences to help us determine what kind of information you wanted, how frequently you wanted to have it delivered, and by what method. An overwhelming majority preferred receiving information weekly (or more frequently) and favored digital communication as the preferred medium. As a result, we’ve launched several new communications tools to bring you information more often and in the manner in which you want to see it. This includes the latest Intranet feature, Around the Court, a new “photo album” page displaying court events and milestones (and you!). In addition to this new platform, we’ve continued to deliver relevant and timely information using our communication newsletter launched earlier this year, the Weekly Brief, as well as video features to bring you the latest news from the Court Executive Office and Odyssey Project Management Office. Lastly, none of this would be possible without a strong team of collaborators throughout the court. We want to extend our sincerest gratitude to the content contributors in every district and department that provide the information which sustains each of our communication platforms. None of these could be published without your hard work and support.

Thank You! !

- Gavel Publishing Team

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