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Title
Trial Courts | Update of Resource Assessment Study Model (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Data Analytics Advisory Committee recommends the Judicial Council approve updated workload measures of the Resource Assessment Study (RAS). The RAS model is a weighted caseload methodology used to assess trial court staff needs, incorporating court filings, caseweights, and a staff work-year value to estimate the time required for case processing activities. Each caseweight is a measure of the complexity of court workload by case type. The proposed model parameters are based on findings from a 2024 time study conducted in 19 courts across the state. Previous iterations of the model were approved by the Judicial Council in 2005, 2013, and 2017.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Data Analytics Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council approve the caseweights and other model parameters, based on a 2024 time study, for use in the Resource Assessment Study model.
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Speakers
Speakers
Hon. Joyce D. Hinrichs (Ret.), Chair, Data Analytics Advisory Committee
Hon. Thomas E. Kuhnle, Vice-Chair, Data Analytics Advisory Committee
Ms. Leah Rose-Goodwin, Research, Analytics, and Data
Ms. Kristin Greenaway, Research, Analytics, and Data