How can a workload assessment account for differences within states in factors such as the size of courts and distances between courthouses?
Workload assessments account for differences within states by providing an objective means to measure relative need for judges and staff in judicial districts of different sizes. The weighted caseload study determines whether urban counties have a different case mix in comparison to smaller, more rural counties and whether the differences are sufficient to justify separate case weights. In addition to differences in the mix of cases, the weighted caseload approach can help account for other workload-related factors that may vary among courts within a given state, such as the amount of time available each day to hear cases. For example, judges in rural, multicounty circuits may have to spend an hour or more per day in travel, which reduces the time available to hear cases. Similarly, judges in large urban courts may have their case-processing-time availability reduced by their administrative responsibilities. Nevertheless, statewide averages can be calculated if the sample of courts inc
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