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t i I I i I , ’ _ .b I 1985 REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE n Id.. at p. 121. = Id.. at pp. m-131. 158. n Id.. at p. w * Minuta of.Novemkr 14, 1981, meeting at p. 2 ? Mr~eti for key 1, 1982 Judicial Council committee meetings, fab 4. aMa~erir~ for the hvember 5 1962 Judicial Council committee meetings. Tab n, PP. g-3. ” Minutes of meeting of November 19. 1wO. 11 P. 1. -. .._
“Birmingham Criminal Division Goes to lndivldual Calendar.” Court News 3 (October 19831. The Bir- mingham Criminal Division has changed from a master to an indlvid- - ual calendaring system that features computerized judicial assignments Under the new system, crfminal case files are sent from the clerk’s office to the court administrator for entry into the computer system. The computer then randomly assigns cases to the judges. Case-setting information is entered into the computer at the earliest opportunity to resolve attorney conflicts weeks before pretrial and trial. Firm time standards have not been established. but Pre- siding Judge Joe Jasper notes that the new system will help limit the filing-to-disposition time to 60-90 days. FLORIDA “Supreme Court Adopts Sentenc- ing Guidelines Rule,” 7 Judf- clal Fonrm 11 (September/October 19831. Proposed Supreme Court Rule 3.70 1, “Sentencing Guide- lines,” was adopted by the court on September 7. 1983. following changes in response to testimony on the rule before the Sentencing Guidelines Commission. The rule implements the sentencing guidelines legislation enacted during the 1983 legislature and became effective October 1.1983. “OSCA Prepares for Witness Co ordination,” 7 Judlctal Forum 7 (September/October 1983). The state of Rorida began witness fee reimbursements to its counties on January 1. 1984, from a S2-mfflion appropriation by the legislature for fiscal year 1983-84. The approprla- tion resulted from an effort begun in 1982 to provide state assumption of costs associated wit& the appear- ance of witnesses at trial. Counties seeking reimbursement for witness fee expenditures must provide matching funds or must commit other resources to the establish- ment ofwitness coordination offices (WCOsl. These offices must perform four services before counties can 34 Digest obtain reimbursement: (1) coor- dinate court appearances for all witnesses subpoenaed in criminal cases, (2) contact witnesses and place them on on-call status. (3) advlse witnesses. when necessary. not to-report to court 14) confirm with witness’s employer that the employee has been subpoenaed to appear in court For further information on these developments in Florida. call or write Robert Wesley at the OffIce of the State Courts Administrator. (904) 488-8621. L/ IOWA “Four Years of Cameras in the Courtrooms,” 3 lowa’s Third Bmnch 4 (November 19831. In January 1980. the Iowa Supreme Court began an experiment with camera coverage of trial procedures. This move followed a two-year study by the court’s advisory committee. Four years and 190 trials later, no serious problems have resulted from expanded media coverage. Exit polls of jurors in six civil and nineteen criminal trials held in the initial two-year l ‘trfaT’ period indicated that media coverage had little effect on trial participants. Of the jurors questioned. 96 percent believed that camera coverage did not affect judges: 87.6 percent, that coverage did not affect witnesses: and 83.7 percent that expanded coverage did not jeopardize a fair trial. NEWJERSEY “Judicial Performance Pilot Be- gins,” 3 Courhoorks 4 (Fall 19831. Associate Justice Alan B. Handler. chairman of the Supreme Court’s Committee on Judicial Performance. has announced pilot testing of a judicial performance questionnaire program. Questionnaires will be distributed to attorneys appearing in major proceedings in the civil and criminal courts in Monmouth Coun- ty, in the civil courts of Middlesex County, and in the courts of a county to be named. Other questionnaires will be distributed to members of the Supreme Court and the Appel- late Division to obtain performance information based on appellate review of trial court cases. ACIXSS t questionnatre data will be limited t the Committee on Judicial Perfol mance and to individual judge under review for their personal ir formation. The questionnaires focu on judges’ comportment manage ment sk.ilJs. and legal ability. Th pilot program is one of the fin undertaken at a state level. PENNSYLVANLA “Delaware County-A Leader i Public Relations Efforts.” 6 Peru syluanla Judlclay News 1 (Ju$ October 1983). The Legal Audi1 Visual Department in the Delawa County Court of Common Pleas hi made significant strides in ove ~ coming the gap in public unde standing of the judicial system. lr tially funded by LEAA the unit hi completed ten years of service to tl court The multi-track audio-recor ing system has produced transcrip for attorneys of taped prelimina hearings from nine district justi courts. More than 245 witness were videotaped in 1982 for pla back in court The department c’ veloped a sound/slide program f groups touring prison facilities. The department has provided PI ~ grams in juvenile court that dema strate effective operation of You Aid Panels to community leaders I juror orientation sound/slide PI gram has been developed to hc jurors understand courtroom p: cedure. Two sound/slide prognu on Delaware County’s criminal jl tice system and a presentation the prison system have been p ~ duced for high school senio Several schools have used the p sentations in their criminal just or social studies classes. The Aud Visual Department works in co4 eration with the Court-Commur Relations Office. which was est lished in 1975. ! ~ VlRGINLA “Automation Marches On.’ Court Commentaries 3 (Octal ~ 1983). After months of developme ~ the Financial Management S)st continued on page
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