Table A2

Which Entities Determine Whether a New Court/Judgeship Should be Created
and Which Entities Provide the Data or Research Products

	Entities Which Determine Whether a New Court/Judgeship Should be Created					Entities Which Provide Data or Research Products
	Legislature	Supreme Court	Governor	Judicial Council	Other	AOC Staff	Legislative Research Staff	Local Court Staff	Other
Alabama	X					X			X
Alaska	X					X
Arizona					X				X
Arkansas				X		X
California	X				X	X		X
Colorado	X					X
Connecticut	X					X
Delaware	X					X
District of Columbia					X			X
Florida	X	X				X		X
Georgia	X					X			X
Hawaii	X					X		X
Idaho	X					X
Illinois	X					X	X	X	X
Indiana	X					X
Iowa	X					X		X
Kansas		X				X

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

Table A2

Which Entities Determine Whether a New Court/Judgeship Should be Created
and Which Entities Provide the Data or Research Products

	Entities Which Determine Whether a New Court/Judgeship Should be Created					Entities Which Provide Data or Research Products
	Legislature	Supreme Court	Governor	Judicial Council	Other	AOC Staff	Legislative Research Staff	Local Court Staff	Other
Kentucky		X				X	X	X
Louisiana		X		X				X
Maine	X								X
Maryland		X				X
Massachusetts	X		X			X	X
Minnesota	X					X
Mississippi	X					X		X	X
Missouri	X					X	X	X	X
Montana	X					X	X	X
Nebraska	X					X			X
Nevada	X							X
New Hampshire	X					X
New Jersey	X		X			X		X
New Mexico	X					X		X
New York	X					X
North Carolina	X					X	X	X
North Dakota	X					X

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

Table A2 (Continued)

Which Entities Determine Whether a New Court/Judgeship Should be Created
and Which Entities Provide the Data or Research Products

	Entities Which Determine Whether a New Court/Judgeship Should be Created					Entities Which Provide Data or Research Products
	Legislature	Supreme Court	Governor	Judicial Council	Other	AOC Staff	Legislative Research Staff	Local Court Staff	Other
Ohio	X					X	X	X
Oklahoma	X					X	X	X
Oregon	X					X
Pennsylvania	X					X
South Carolina	X					X
South Dakota		X				X
Tennessee	X								X
Utah	X					X		X
Vermont	X					X
Virginia	X					X
Washington	X				X			X
West Virginia	X					X			X
Wisconsin	X					X
Wyoming	X

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