Criminal Court Judge J.O. Bond of Lebanon has completed a workshop on scientific evidence and expert testimony conducted at the National Judicial College. The 15th Judicial District judge received a scholarship from the State Justice Institute, a nonprofit organization created by federal law to improve the quality of justice in state courts.
The course completed by Bond was designed to help judges evaluate expert testimony presented by doctors and scientists.
“It is wonderful that the State Justice Institute helps us in our continuing education efforts,” Bond said. “This course is needed by all criminal court trial judges because of new discoveries of scientific matters.”