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Judicial Council of Georgia

Judicial Council of Georgia. Judicial Workload assessment committee Judicial Council Meeting December 11, 2009. JWAC Report to the Judicial Council . Two major updates from JWAC: New case types New/Updated minutes. JWAC Report to the Judicial Council . New case type (Criminal):

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Judicial Council of Georgia

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  1. Judicial Council of Georgia Judicial Workload assessment committee Judicial Council Meeting December 11, 2009

  2. JWAC Report to the Judicial Council • Two major updates from JWAC: • New case types • New/Updated minutes

  3. JWAC Report to the Judicial Council • New case type (Criminal): • Criminal: • Serious Felony • Definition: a serious felony consists of any charge with a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years or more. A filing with one serious felony charge and multiple felony charges should be counted as a one serious felony docket. • A list of serious felonies and instructions are sent out with the case count initiation letter each year to the Superior Court clerks.

  4. JWAC Report to the Judicial Council • New case types (Civil) • General Civil: • Tort/Negligence • Habeas Corpus • Appeals/Review • Title to Land/Condemnation • Contract/Account • Post Judgment/Garnishment • Dispossessory/Distress • Non-Domestic Contempt • Other General Civil • Unknown • Data is collected in SSCIS electronically from the Superior Courts and shared by GSCCCA with the AOC for workload assessment Domestic Relations: Contempt Legitimation Modification Family Violence Support/Custody Adoption Divorce/Alimony Other Domestic Unknown 4

  5. JWAC Report to the Judicial Council New/Updated minutes (Criminal) Old New 5

  6. JWAC Report to the Judicial Council New/Updated minutes (General Civil) Old New 6

  7. JWAC Report to the Judicial Council New/Updated minutes (Domestic Relations) Old New 7

  8. Next Steps • Next JWAC meeting (2010) • Judge year value • Threshold • Pending recommendations/carryovers 8 8

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