Performance of the District Courts

Fiscal Year 2017 - 2018

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Campaign 3: Advance Judicial Competency


Objective

OBJECTIVE A: BEST PRACTICES

Intent of the Objective

Responses To Objective

  1. Your court utilized bench books or best practices manuals.
  2. If your court utilized bench books or best practices manuals, which ones were used?
  3. If your court utilized bench books or best practices manuals, where did the materials originate?
  4. If your court did NOT utilize bench books or best practices manuals, what bench books or best practices materials would be of value to you?
  5. Your court utilized bench cards
  6. If your court utilized bench cards, which ones were used?
  7. If your court utilized bench cards, where did the materials originate?
  8. If your court did NOT utilize bench cards, what bench cards would be of value to you?
  9. Additional strategies or details of the strategies used to advance judicial competency through use of best practices.
  10. Obstacles encountered in providing adequate access to justice for self-represented litigants and suggestions, if any, to overcome those obstacles.

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287153631Please share any other strategies that you used or details of the strategies you used to advance judicial competency through use of best practices.Additional strategies or details of the strategies used to advance judicial competency through use of best practices.
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Additional strategies or details of the strategies used to advance judicial competency through use of best practices.
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10th JDC
The judges continued to get all of the CLE they could to better provide the court with judicial competency.
11th JDC
The 11th JDC kept a docket of all cases set for future dates. After receiving an official docket from the Clerk's office, the office double-checks the official docket to ensure that there are no cases that have been mistakenly left off. Double-checking the docket eliminated parties from appearing for court who might have erroneously been left off the docket. Thus, the court was prepared for each case on the docket. Additionally, the 11th JDC utilized the skills of the district hearing officer on each civil court day. The 11th JDC District Hearing Officer heard protective orders (no attorney involved) and uncontested divorces while the court was hearing pretrial cases with attorneys or while in trial in the courtroom. By having two courts running simultaneously, less time was wasted, cases were addressed quicker, and people spent less time waiting for their case to be called.
17th JDC
The judges attended Louisiana Judicial College seminars.
18th JDC
The judges placed information regarding the defendant's ability to pay on the record at the time the fine is imposed.
22nd JDC
The 22nd JDC used the resources of the Louisiana and National Association of Drug Court Professions and attended Judicial College trainings.
25th JDC
The court met with the Pro Bono project to try and establish free legal services in the area at least monthly.
32nd JDC
The 32nd JDC created a self-help desk for self-represented litigants.
35th JDC
The judges attended CLE.
36th JDC
The 36th JDC offered free CLE to the local Bar to discuss best practices from the point of view of the Bench and the Bar.
38th JDC
The judges continued to attend Judicial College Seminars, Summer School for Judges, and Specialty Court Training in New Orleans.
Caddo Parish Juvenile Court
Caddo Parish Juvenile Court encouraged service on committees tasked with improvement on the justice system.
Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court
Court staff reviewed and briefed all new legislation for judges to share with others.

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