Sentences with phrase «case backlog»

In what Cowlitz County commissioners called a historic event, District Court judges soon will begin helping to clear the lengthy civil case backlog in Superior Court.

Participated in team meetings weekly, ask questions and provide input on case backlog, technical process, and new processes within the department.

I have made improvements to streamline our office operations, eliminated case backlogs, and improved levels of service, all while operating substantially under budget.

«The timidity of investigators probing allegations of wrongdoing against lawyers has helped create an «unsustainable» case backlog at Wisconsin's Office of Lawyer Regulation, according to a newly released study.»

As the Bronx District Attorney's Office grapples with a notorious case backlog and the highest crime rate in the city, its Democratic - crony chief is enraging critics — by giving a plum promotion to a prosecutor accused of spearheading a horribly bungled case.

Yet he ignores the reality that Ms. DeAngelis» office was poorly managed, with a big case backlog and too many convictions overturned by appellate courts, some with determinations of prosecutorial misconduct.

Their views on such matters as conviction rates and plea bargains reveal that Mr. Laquidara, who also has the Working Families Party and Green Party lines, has the right sensibility: He recognizes the need for aggressive prosecution of repeat offenders and those accused of violent crimes, but he also sees the need to exercise discretion in certain other cases, balancing justice with the office's limited resources and the need to prevent case backlogs.

Despite dwindling state and local budgets, Holt noted that law enforcement and prosecutors are placing increasing emphasis on the use of forensic evidence and that forensic science labs are under pressure to clear case backlogs such as rape kits.

This is accomplished by memorandum of understanding, or by «borrowing» from a list of ALJs maintained by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, which assists agencies that experience case backlogs or that do not maintain ALJs on their staff.

Given all that had occurred in the autumn of 1990 — particularly concerning case backlog worries — many of the new RSJs told Linden they needed more judges.

It enables moving from traditional paper - based case filing to automation of the entire case lifecycle, reduces case backlogs and helps handling more cases in less time.

In that action, Senator Dunn alleges, among other things, that Ms. Kim employed questionable tactics in supposedly eliminating California's disciplinary case backlog.

In a statement issued after filing the bill, Gov. Patrick said its purpose was to combat long - time operational inefficiency and improve performance following reports of a more than 600 case backlog at the LRC and overlap in duplicative administrative functions.

There are few reasons to pay: the tax code is replete with exceptions, collectors are easily bribed, and courts are choked with a huge tax - case backlog.

She wants to modernize the current prison complex and focus on the case backlog in the justice system.

Lawrence Marks, chief administrative judge for the Office of Court Administration, testified at a state budget hearing Tuesday that New York's judicial system is clearing up case backlogs on its own and doesn't need Cuomo's initiative aimed at unclogging trial court schedules.

«While there were many positive indicators that came out of the OCFS audit, there were also additional effects that have created logjams and case backlogs that are unsustainable but still growing.

That withdrawal should make it easy for OCR to eliminate its case backlog, even if its budget shrinks in the future.

Various reports covering topics such as judicial workloads, sentencing patterns and case backlogs.

• Many labs are underfunded and understaffed, which contributes to case backlogs and likely makes it more difficult for lab workers to do as much as they could to inform investigations, provide strong evidence for prosecutions and avoid errors.

State legislators approved the senior judge program seven years ago as a way to clean up case backlogs.