1. An Overview of State Courts Richard Schauffler Director, Research Services

2. Federal vs. State Caseloads

3. Caseloads Down 9.4% since Recession millions 100 60 20 Total Incoming Caseload, All States, 2003-2012 2008 2012 2003

7. Implications of Structure Nature and extent of IT systems Consistency across jurisdictions Accountability to statewide standards Different case types heard in different types of courts

8. General Jurisdiction Tier Caseloads

9. Limited Jurisdiction Tier Caseloads

10. Statewide Caseloads

11. Statewide and Local Approaches

12. And Local Local

13. Sites of Innovation Reengineering business processes Enhancing access through technology Streamlining the legal process Adopting evidence-based practices

14. Who Allows Live Streaming?

15. courtstatistics.org

16. courtools.org

17. ncsc.org www.ncsc.org