Table A1

Factors Used to Assess the Need for New Trial Courts/Judgeships

State # Cases Filed # Cases Filed Per Judge # Active Cases Pending # Active Cases Pending Per Judge # Cases Disposed # Cases Disposed Per Judge Case Types Case Types Per Judge # Jury Trials # Jury Trials Per Judge Weighted Caseload Indicators Case Processing Time Caseload Growth Judges' Travel Time Use of Retired / Senior Judges # of Attorneys Population

Size

 Population Growth Population Density Economic Conditions Other
AL x x x x x x x x x x x x x x   x x x x x  
AK x x x x x x x x x x   x x x x x x x x x  
AZ                                 x        
AR x x x x   x x x x x x   x x       x      
CA x x     x x x         x x x     x       x
CO x           x x x x x   x               x
CT   x x x         x     x x                
DE x x x x x x           x x     x x        
DC x x x x x x     x x             x x      
FL   x       x x     x     x x x           x
GA   x   x       x   x x   x   x   x x     x
HI x x x x x x             x     x x x x x  
ID x x x x x x           x x x x x x x      
IL x x x x     x x         x       x x     x
IN x x   x x x x x     x x x x x x x x x    
IA x                         x     x       x
KS x x                     x                
KY x x x x x x           x x                
LA x x         x       x     x              
ME* x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x  

Source: Administrative Office of the Courts Survey: Creating New Trial Courts, Texas Office of Court Administration, 1999.

* While Maine did not check each item on the survey form, they indicated that most of the factors listed were currently being used to assess the need for new trial courts/judgeships.



Table A1 (CONTINUED)

Factors Used to Assess the Need for New Trial Courts/Judgeships



State # Cases Filed # Cases Filed Per Judge # Active Cases Pending # Active Cases Pending Per Judge # Cases Disposed # Cases Disposed Per Judge Case Types Case Types Per Judge # Jury Trials # Jury Trials Per Judge Weighted Caseload Indicators Case Processing Time Caseload Growth Judges' Travel Time Use of Retired / Senior Judges # of Attorneys Population

Size

 Population Growth Population Density Economic Conditions Other
MD x x x x           x x   x x     x
MA x x x x               x     x x   x
MI x x x x x x x x x x x x x   x x    
MN   x x       x x           x    
MS x x x x x x x x x   x x            
MO x x x x x x x x x x   x x   x x x x
MT x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
NE x x       x     x x x x x     x
NV x     x x x x   x x     x      
NH x x   x         x x x     x x   x
NJ x x   x x         x x         x
NM x x x x x x       x x x   x x x  
NY x x x x x x       x x x              
NC x x x x x x x x x x x x     x x    
ND x x   x x x x x x x x x x            
OH x x x x   x x x x x x x x x x
OK x x x x x x             x x x x    
OR x x       x     x x              
PA x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x    
SC x x x x x x         x x x          

Source: Administrative Office of the Courts Survey: Creating New Trial Courts, Texas Office of Court Administration, 1999.



Table A1 (CONTINUED)

Factors Used to Assess the Need for New Trial Courts/Judgeships

State # Cases Filed # Cases Filed Per Judge # Active Cases Pending # Active Cases Pending Per Judge # Cases Disposed # Cases Disposed Per Judge Case Types Case Types Per Judge # Jury Trials # Jury Trials Per Judge Weighted Caseload Indicators Case Processing Time Caseload Growth Judges' Travel Time Use of Retired / Senior Judges # of Attorneys Population

Size

 Population Growth Population Density Economic Conditions Other
SD x x x x   x x x x x x     x    
TN x x x x x x x x x x x x x x   x x x x
UT x x       x x x x x   x x x x    
VT x x x x x       x x              
VA x x x x x x   x x x x x x x x x x
WA   x x x         x                  
WV x x               x x     x x    
WI x x       x     x                  
WY                               x     x

Source: Administrative Office of the Courts Survey: Creating New Trial Courts, Texas Office of Court Administration, 1999.

 

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