What are the qualifications of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), the nonprofit organization with whom OCA entered into a contract, to conduct weighted caseload studies?
NCSC has conducted numerous weighted caseload studies to assist courts in developing meaningful, easily-understood criteria for determining overall judicial officer and court staff needs. In all, NCSC has conducted more than 50 workload and staffing assessments in the last 10 years. These studies have been performed in a variety of contextsstatewide and local efforts, general and limited jurisdiction courtsand have involved judges, quasi-judicial officers, administrative and clerical staff, and public defenders.
