REVIEW OF RECORD-KEEPING/CASE PROCESSING NEEDS FOR THE UNIFIED DISTRICT COURT AND THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY (LOUISVILLE), KENTUCKY - CRIMINAL COURTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 43782
• Author(s): E T ZIMNY; R D SHANNON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 22 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-013-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American University
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEETING RECORDKEEPING AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS IMPOSED BY THE REORGANIZATION OF KENTUCKY'S STATE JUDICIAL SYSTEM ARE PRESENTED.

Abstract

THE REORGANIZATION CONSOLIDATED ALL COUNTY, CITY, AND POLICE COURTS INTO A SINGLE, LIMITED-JURISDICTION DISTRICT COURT, WITH RECORDKEEPING RESPONSIBILITIES TO BE ASSUMED BY THE EXISTING CIRCUIT COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION) CLERK. CONSULTANTS REVIEWED THE STATE-PROPOSED RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM FOR THE NEW DISTRICT COURTS AND THE SUITABILITY OF THE SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTS. UNDER THE REORGANIZATION. THE OLD CASE-PROCESSING AND RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM USING DOCKET BOOKS FOR INDEXING, CASE TRACKING, ORDERS, JUDGMENTS, MINUTES, AND EXECUTIONS IS REPLACED BY INDEX CARDS, LOOSE-LEAF DOCKET SHEETS, AND A JUDGEMENT BOOK. CASE FILINGS OR JUDGMENTS THAT FORMERLY REQUIRED ENTRY IN FOUR OR FIVE SEPARATE BOOKS WILL REQUIRE ONLY ONE OR TWO ENTRIES, ALL IN NON-BOOK FORM. RECOMMENDATIONS OFFER SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS FOR AVOIDING OR ALLEVIATING POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN THE TRANSITION TO THE UNIFORM CASE-PROCESSING AND RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON SIMILAR EXPERIENCES IN COLORADO AND KANSAS.