Dr. Caroline E. Kirkpatrick

Dr. Caroline E. Kirkpatrick is Director of Educational Services in the Office of the Executive Secretary at the Supreme Court of Virginia. She oversees education for the state judicial branch for judges, substitute judges, district court clerks, circuit court clerks, hearing officers, special justices, and judicial branch employees.  An accomplished speaker, she regularly presents at national and regional conferences on matters involving judicial education as well as collaborates with nationally-recognized partners, including the National Judicial College, the State Justice Institute and the American Judges Association.  She is a Certified Court Manager and a Certified Court Executive and is certified to teach courses through the Institute for Court Management.  She is President of the National Association of State Judicial Educators, and has served as Co-Chair of its Education and Curriculum Committee, as well as served in the role of President for the Mid-Atlantic Association for Court Management.