Abstract
As a public institution, the courts must be accountable for their use of a nation’s resources. The institutional independence of the judiciary from political influences and the decisional independence of individual judges in specific cases are intended not for the personal benefit of judges, but for the benefit of the society as a whole and of all those who come before the courts. Indeed, the very legitimacy of government as a whole can be powerfully reinforced by the effective operation of an independent judiciary.
Highlights
As a public institution, the courts must be accountable for their use of a nation’s resources
This article summarizes the experience in American state and local trial courts with the use of time standards as an important element of court management, and managing the progress of cases to just dispositions
That a court of first instance should establish and comply “with recognized guidelines for timely case processing while, at the same time, keeping current with its incoming caseload,” is one of the standards offered in the United States in 1990 by the Commission on Trial Court Performance Standards.[5]
Summary
The courts must be accountable for their use of a nation’s resources. Courts with successful caseflow management programs know what they are trying to accomplish because they have goals reflected in case processing time standards they have adopted.
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