Why do courts need to measure and create standards for court performance?
The Trial Court Performance Standards and Measurement System gathers information that the court can use in a variety of ways, including budgeting, case management, court improvement projects, and strategic planning. The initial application of the measures aids the court in identifying areas requiring attention or potentially in need of improvement. The measures also may be used to establish benchmarks for court performance on each standard the court wishes to address. Subsequently, the court can use the measures to determine whether its performance is better, about the same, or worse than when the measures were originally applied. The information gathered through the measures also helps determine whether the court’s prior improvement efforts have been successful or need to be altered in some way.Providing clear standards and identifying performance indicators can be used to monitor progress in achieving court goals. Development of these measures not only assists courts in determining t
