Speaker Biography Alicia Davis

National Center for State Courts

Alicia Davis, J.D. is a Principal Court Management with NCSC with 20 years working to confront challenges in the justice system with a focus on juvenile and family law. As the national Project Director for the Mark S. Cady Initiative for Family Justice Reform, Alicia works with state courts to improve the handling of domestic relations cases in partnership with IAALS, NCJFCJ and AFCC. Alicia was lead staff to the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators’ Committee on Children, Families and Elders and the Domestic Violence Implementation Lab formed during the pandemic to leverage technology and enhance access to justice. Alicia has worked in courts in every region of the U.S. and internationally, providing operational assessments, facilitating participatory evaluations, and designing processes that have resulted in measurable improvements. Prior to NCSC, Ms. Davis was a child and family law attorney for several years before entering court administration. Ms. Davis received her J.D. from the S.J. Quinney School of Law at the University of Utah in 1999 and is a trained project management professional and certified mediator.