Minnesota State Court Administrator Jeff Shorba was honored with the Mary C. McQueen Award for Excellence and Leadership in Justice System Improvement during this week’s CCJ/COSCA annual conference.
Presented by CCJ, COSCA, the National Association for Presiding Judges and Court Executive Officers (NAPCO), and National Association for Court Management (NACM), the award honors an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to improving the administration of justice at the local, state and/or national level for a sustained period of time.
A past COSCA president, Shorba has served the Minnesota courts for more than two decades. As the deputy state court administrator in 2002, he oversaw the implementation of the first statewide party-based case management system and worked to standardize business practices and increase centralized services. Shorba also led efforts to develop the state’s nationally recognized Conservator Auditing Program, which is one of many innovative efforts that have become national models.
Pictured above: (from left) COSCA President Greg Sattizahn, Jeff Shorba, CCJ President Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby. Photo credit Tom Lebsack