JUDGESHIP CRITERIA - STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL JUDGESHIPS

• NCJ Number: 15895
• Author(s): C A MANNING
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 21 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF STATE COURT SYSTEMS INDICATING WHAT CRITERIA ARE USED TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL JUDGESHIPS.

Abstract

THE CRITERIA FOR CREATING ADDITIONAL POSITIONS RANGED FROM NONE AT ALL IN 18 STATES TO VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF POPULATION, NUMBER OF FILINGS, INDIVIDUAL CASELOAD, A WEIGHTED CASELOAD COUNT IN THE OTHER 16 STATES RESPONDING. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE FACTORS BEHIND THE INCREASED USE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND ALTERNATIVES TO JUDICIAL EXPANSION.