Court Monitor For Victims of Domestic Violence

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Court Watch Montgomery's more than 50 conscientious volunteers of diverse ages and backgrounds believe that every victim of intimate partner violence deserves rapid and comprehensive legal protection and respectful treatment by judges, lawyers, bailiffs, and court personnel. As a nonprofit research organization, we have compiled data on more than 5,000 protective order and domestic violence criminal cases and published numerous reports on our findings that have resulted in life-saving improvements at court.

Volunteers are the heart and soul of our effort and we need your help. We seek objective court monitors with superior listening skills. As unbiased observers with a penchant for detail, we need you to collect accurate data that could have a profound impact on the lives of future victims. Becoming involved with Court Watch will not only provide you with the opportunity to connect with the community in a meaningful way but will allow you to witness first-hand how a data-driven nonprofit organization can create lasting changes to the court system.

MUST COMPLETE AN APPLICATION https://courtwatchmontgomery.org/volunteer/

Court Monitor Requirements (review carefully)

• Observe and document court data on monitoring forms in Silver Spring District Court (across from downtown Silver Spring metro) or Rockville District court (a few blocks from Rockville metro)
• Volunteers are asked to commit to two weekday mornings per month of their choice to attend protective order hearings held 8:45 a.m to around noon.
• Due to the learning curve and training involved, we require a commitment of at least a year, preferably longer

• Collaborates immediately after court session with other volunteers in attendance to create a Master Monitoring Form for quality-control purposes

• Willing to attend training, receive feedback, and make revisions to completed monitoring forms
• Ability to scan forms or take a cell phone photo for electronic submission

If you have additional questions: akass@courtwatchmontgomery.org

Court Watch is a respectful inclusive organization. We welcome everyone and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or creed. Volunteers are expected to conform to our culture of inclusion when attending organization events and when in court.