Performance of the District Courts

Fiscal Year 2015 - 2016

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Campaign 2: Develop Effective Communication


Objective

OBJECTIVE B: IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE COURT

Intent of the Objective

Responses To Objective

  1. The judges of your court communicate directly with one another electronically.
  2. Your court held regular en banc meetings.
  3. If your court held regular en banc meetings, how frequently were they held?
  4. Every judge on your court attended at least 50% of the scheduled en banc meetings.
  5. Your court had committees of judges tasked with projects or areas of interest.
  6. If your court had committees of judges tasked with projects or areas of interest during the reporting period, please list the committees and areas of focus.
  7. During the reporting period, the COOP or DRP information on communication between or among judges and staff in an emergency was reviewed and updated if necessary.
  8. Your court provided training for court staff during the reporting period.
  9. If your court provided training for court staff during the reporting period, how many trainings were provided?
  10. Your court used a system of communication with court staff to promote the sharing of court information (newsletters, emails, meetings, etc.).
  11. If your court used a system of communication with court staff to promote the sharing of court information during the reporting period, please describe the system and how often it was used.
  12. Please share any obstacles you encountered in improving communication within the court and suggestions, if any, to overcome those obstacles.
  13. Please share any other strategies that you used or the details of the strategies above that you used to improve communication within the court.

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1013599834If your court held regular en banc meetings, how frequently were they held?If your court held regular en banc meetings, how frequently were they held?
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If your court held regular en banc meetings, how frequently were they held?
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Other (please specify the frequency of meetings)
1st JDC
Bi-weekly
3rd JDC
As needed
9th JDC
Twice a month during most months of the year
13th JDC
Our court has only two judges, who meet en banc on an as-needed basis.
19th JDC
The court meets en banc monthly; however, in this reporting period there were several months with more than one meeting and occasionally a month was skipped.
20th JDC
Weekly
21st JDC
When called by the Chief Judge
23rd JDC
As needed, three to four times per year
25th JDC
As needed, but at least four times per year
30th JDC
As necessary
Caddo Parish Juvenile Court
Sometimes twice a month
ResponseResponse_Court
Every other month4 courts (15th JDC, 16th JDC, 18th JDC, 26th JDC)
Monthly19 courts (4th JDC, 5th JDC, 6th JDC, 12th JDC, 14th JDC, 17th JDC, 22nd JDC, 24th JDC, 27th JDC, 32nd JDC, 34th JDC, 36th JDC, 42nd JDC, East Baton Rouge Family Court, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court, Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court)
Other (please specify the frequency of meetings)11 courts (1st JDC, 3rd JDC, 9th JDC, 13th JDC, 19th JDC, 20th JDC, 21st JDC, 23rd JDC, 25th JDC, 30th JDC, Caddo Parish Juvenile Court)
Quarterly3 courts (2nd JDC, 29th JDC, 40th JDC)

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