Founded in 1978, CASCI is a professional, non-profit association of dues-paying Superior Court Investigators. The organization was formed because court investigators in each county wanted to meet and learn from others in the same profession. Over 40 years strong, CASCI remains the primary source of probate court investigation training in California. Effective January 2008, the Judicial Council of California approved CASCI as a provider for new mandatory training requirements.
CASCI’s CONSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Sponsor Training
- Review, disseminate, and provide input regarding legislation pertaining to court investigators.
- Act as a liaison with other agencies and associations.
- Provide a forum for the exchange of information relating to probate court investigations.
Region I – Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba counties
Representatives – Christine Flynn & Roberta “Bobbie” Rowland
Region II – Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma
Representative – Hilda Escalante
Region III – Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yolo
Representative – Anna Moradian
Region IV – Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura
Representative – Billy Blythe – Kern County
Regional Representative Responsibilities
- Serve as liaison between your region and the Board
- Keep updated “master copy” of your region’s directory and have it readily available for the Board and CASCI active members
- Keep in contact with the Board through periodic emails and possibly one Board Meeting attendance per year
- Rally court investigators in your region to:
- Join CASCI
- Join the listserv
- Share ideas, concerns, resources with you
- Make sure they are getting the CASCI information; keep on top of turnover
- Put on a regional conference (if feasible)
- Help coordinate when something major is going on (for example, in 2001, Reg. Reps. coordinated local discussions of the proposed Minimum Uniform Standards of Practice)
From old newsletters
- “Your regional representative is primarily responsible for mailing communications to you” (1982)
- “Your regional representatives are responsible for disseminating information and initiating educational workshops and seminars for the purpose of training court investigators.” (1989)
- “Regional reps serve as the liaison between the CASCI Board and the individual counties. They also sponsor mini-conferences or other events.” (1995)
From CASCI Constitution
- Members of the Education Committee are supposed to have a chairperson (who may or may not be on the Board)
REQUIREMENTS FOR REGIONAL WORKSHOP
OR TRAINING SEMINARS
If a regional workshop or training is planned, the following must be coordinated:
- One day or ½ day
- Complement (not conflict with) annual CASCI conference
- The regional training/presentation must be conducted between the months of July through January (as to complement the annual conference)
- Give proposals for training/regional conference to the Board no less than six weeks prior to your planned training
- Submit proposal and obtain budget approval from the Board prior to advertising any training sponsored by CASCI*