What is the role of the Judicial Needs Assessment Committee in the weighted caseload study?
The Judicial Needs Assessment Committee is providing oversight and guidance to the study in the development of the general study plan, identification of the general case types to be used in the study, design of the time study, and development of the approach to reconcile and finalize the case weights. The Committee consists of 12 district judges, 2 county court at law judges, 1 child protection associate judge, 2 district court administrators, and 1 county court administrator.