What is workload assessment?
Adequate resources are essential if a state’s judiciary is to manage and resolve court business effectively without delay while also delivering quality service to the public. Meeting these challenges involves objectively assessing the number of judges and staff. Workload assessments are intended to determine the resources necessary for courts to achieve their performance objectives. They enable courts not only to measure how well they are performing with their existing judges and court staff but also to estimate what could be achieved with additional resources. These performance improvements include better case processing, as well as increases in the number of cases that could be processed. Objective methods and measures for determining appropriate judicial workloads enable courts to approach their legislatures with appropriate funding requests. Although empirical information alone will not guarantee favorable staffing decisions, it is unlikely that courts will obtain the judges and st
