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Trial Court Perforrmance Standards & Measurement System

Appendix C: Forms for Implementing the Trial Court Performance Standards and Measurement System

Performance Area 1: Access to Justice

Standard 1.1: Public Proceedings

Form for 1.1.1: Record of Access to Courtroom (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.1.2: Tracking Court Proceedings (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.1.3: Courtroom Audibility Evaluation Form (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 1.2: Safety, Accessibility, and Convenience

Form for 1.2.1: National Sheriffs' Association Physical Security Checklist (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.2.3: Survey of Courthouse Security (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.2.4: Interview Protocol on Emergency Procedures (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.2.5: Access to Information by Telephone Directions and Recording Sheet (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.2.6 and 1.2.7: Accessibility and Convenience of the Court (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 1.3: Effective Participation

Form for 1.3.1: Evaluation of Legal Representation of Children in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings (PDF form) (Word form)

Case Data Collection

Judge

Guardian ad litem

Caseworker

Form for 1.3.2: Evaluation of Interpreter Services (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.3.3: Court Interpreter Terminology, Procedure, Protocol, and Ethics Fundamentals Test (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.3.5: Access to Courthouse Facilities by Individuals with Disabilities (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 1.4: Courtesy, Responsiveness, and Respect

Form for 1.4.1 and 1.4.2: Questionnaire for Courteous and Responsive Treatment (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.4.3: Recording Form for the Treatment of Litigants in Court (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 1.5: Affordable Costs of Access

Form for 1.5.1: A Checklist of Court Activities to Promote Affordable Access to Justice (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.5.2: Access to Affordable Civil Legal Assistance (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 1.5.3: Refer to Form for 5.1.3 (PDF form) (Word form)

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Performance Area 2: Expedition and Timeliness

Standard 2.1: Case Processing

Form for 2.1.1: Generic Civil/Criminal Case Data Collection Form (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 2.1.2: Ratio of Dispositions to Filings (Clearance Rate) Worksheet (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 2.1.3: Display Tables—Age of Pending Caseload (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 2.1.4: Civil Jury Trial Settings Data Collection Form   (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 2.2: Compliance with Schedules

Form for 2.2.2: Provision of Services Forms (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 2.2.3: Information Request Data Collection Form (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 2.2.4: Generic List of Court Activity Reporting (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 2.3: Prompt Implementation of Law and Procedure

No Forms

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Performance Area 3: Equality, Fairness, and Integrity

Standard 3.1: Fair and Reliable Judicial Process

Form for 3.1.2: Illustrative Questions for Measuring Court Employees' and Attorneys' Assessments of Fidelity to the Law (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 3.2: Juries

No Forms

Standard 3.3: Court Decisions and Actions

Form for 3.3.1: Illustrative Questionnaire Concerning the Practicing Bar's Views of the Court's Equality and Fairness (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.3.2: Illustrative Questionnaire Concerning the Users' View of the Court’s Equality and Fairness (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.3.3: Illustrative Sentencing Data Collection Form   (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.3.4: Illustrative Bail Decision Data Collection Form (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.3.5: Illustrative Data Collection Form for Outcomes of Criminal Appeals (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 3.4: Clarity

Form for 3.4.1: Illustrative Data Collection Form—Clarity of Judgment and Sentence (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.4.2: Illustrative Data Collection Form—Clarity of Civil Judgments (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.4.3: Illustrative Questionnaire Form—Experience in Interpreting Orders and Judgments (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 3.5: Responsibility for Enforcement

Form for 3.5.1: Illustrative Data Elements for Measuring Enforcement of Probationary Orders (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.5.2: Illustrative Data Elements for Measuring Enforcement of Child Support Orders (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 3.6: Production and Preservation of Records

Form for 3.6.1: Illustrative Data Collection Form—The Reliability of the File System (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.6.2: Illustrative Data Collection Form—Adequate Storage and Preservation of Physical Records (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.6.3: Illustrative Data Collection Form—Accuracy, Consistency, and Utility of the Case Docket System (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.6.4: Illustrative Data Collection Form—Case File Integrity (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.6.5: Illustrative Data Collection Form—Reliability of Document Processing (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 3.6.6: Illustrative Questionnaire/Verbatim Records of Proceedings (PDF form) (Word form)

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Performance Area 4: Independence and Accountability

Standard 4.1: Independence and Comity

Form for 4.1.1: Questionnaire Regarding the Independence of the Judiciary and Intergovernmental Relationships (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 4.2: Accountability for Public Resources

Form for 4.2.3: Auditing Practices Checklist and Performance Index (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 4.3: Personnel Practices and Decisions

Form for 4.3.1: Illustrative Position Groupings and Schedule (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 4.3.2: Employee Survey on Personnel Practices and Employee Morale (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 4.3.3: (PDF form) (Word form)

Illustrative Data Collection Form for Personnel Information

Illustrative Summary Statistical Report on Race and Gender Mix Among Employees

Standard 4.4: Public Education

Form for 4.4.1: Checklist for Court Policy Governing Response to Media Inquiries (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 4.4.2: Illustrative Survey Form (PDF form) (Word form)

For Media Representatives Regarding Court and Media Relations

For Court Employees Regarding Court and Media Relations

Form for 4.4.3: Checklist of Potential Community Outreach Efforts (PDF form) (Word form)

Organizational Efforts

Individual Efforts

Standard 4.5: Response to Change

No Forms

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Performance Area 5: Public Trust and Confidence

Standard 5.1: Accessibility

Form for 5.1.1: Court Employees' Perceptions of Court Performance (PDF form) (Word form)

Form for 5.1.3: Public Perceptions of Court Performance (PDF form) (Word form)

Standard 5.2: Expeditious, Fair, and Reliable Court Functions

No Forms—refer to Forms for 5.1.1 and 5.1.3

Standard 5.3: Judicial Independence and Integrity

No Forms—refer to Forms for 5.1.1 and 5.1.3

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