Notes from the National College

For Those Who Aspire to Be Career Prosecutors

By Candace M. Mosley, Director of Programs

The National College of District Attorneys will present its 36th Annual Career Prosecutor Course in Charleston, South Carolina, June 12-23, 2005. The course will use a variety of learning formats including lectures, workshops and demonstrations.

Prosecutors will have an opportunity to utilize the college’s analytical advocacy/case analysis methodology on cases they select from their current dockets. Veteran faculty, consisting of prosecutors and expert witnesses from a variety of scientific fields, will walk students through every phase of trial. They will share effective techniques to confront the difficult issues facing prosecutors on a daily basis: anticipating typical defense claims, evidentiary issues, ethical concerns, managing the high profile case, use of visuals in trial, courtroom technology and cross-examination strategies. Workshops will be dedicated to creating a realistic environment for prosecutors to “practice what we preach.”

This course is designed for those who are or those who aspire to be career prosecutors. It has become a tradition in educational excellence.

Join us in Charleston, June 12-23, 2005, and network with your peers from across the country, share challenges, and develop and fine-tune workable strategies for successful prosecution.

The National College would also like to welcome aboard Thomas Weilert, a former assistant district attorney for the 18th Judicial District in Wichita, Kansas. Tom joined the college in January 2005 to serve as the assistant director of the National Center for Prosecution Ethics. He began his legal career as a prosecutor and served for five years before working in private practice for 18 years. Tom returned to prosecution in 1999 when he served as a trial mentor on a trial team in the Wichita office. He now joins us as an assistant director of programs. While his primary responsibilities will be directing courses at the National Advocacy Center, he will continue to serve in his current capacity with the National Center on Prosecution Ethics and assist on national training projects with the college.