NCJ Number
55146
Date Published
1978
Length
82 pages
Annotation
OREGON'S COURT SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED IN ONE OF A SERIES OF REPORTS PREPARED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS TO HELP STATES IMPLEMENT AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA) STANDARDS ON COURT ORGANIZATION.
Abstract
THE REPORT IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION, LAWS, COURT RULES, ANNUAL COURT REPORTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANUALS. AN OVERVIEW SYNTHESIZES INFORMATION ON COURT STRUCTURE (APPELLATE AND TRIAL COURTS), THE JUDICIARY (QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION, TERMS OF OFFICE, DISCIPLINE, REMOVAL, COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT AGE, CONTINUING EDUCATION, PARAJUDICIAL OFFICERS), ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE (ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY, STATE- AND COURT-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION, POLICYMAKING AND RULEMAKING AUTHORITY, NONJUDICIAL PERSONNEL), FINANCE AND BUDGET (FUNDING, FINES AND FEES, BUDGETING PROCEDURES), AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (RECORDKEEPING, STATISTICS, DATA PROCESSING). THE DEGREE OF CONSISTENCY BETWEEN EACH COMPONENT OF THE COURT SYSTEM AND THE ABA STANDARDS IS NOTED. CHARTS DEPICT ROUTES OF APPEAL, ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE, JURISDICTIONS, AND FUNDING SOURCES. DETAILED INFORMATION ON EACH ASPECT OF COURT OPERATIONS COVERED IN THE OVERVIEW IS PRESENTED IN A SERIES OF 11 PROFILES, WHICH ARE KEYED TO A CHART INDICATING THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE OREGON COURTS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH EACH ABA STANDARD. SOURCE DOCUMENTS ARE LISTED. (LKM)