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Summary
The last time a judicial workload assessment was completed for Texas was in 2007 with a focus on District Courts only. Senate Bill 891 passed during the 86th regular legislative session and directed OCA to contract with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to conduct a study of the caseload of district and county courts in Texas.
The last time a judicial workload assessment was completed for Texas was in 2007 with a focus on District Courts only. Senate Bill 891 passed during the 86th regular legislative session and directed OCA to contract with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to conduct a study of the caseload of district and county courts in Texas. This is the final report of the study which describes the methods and results of the judicial workload assessment study conducted by the NCSC. This study included an assessment of the workload for district courts, statutory county courts, statutory probate courts, and IV-D (child Support) courts.
Measuring Current Judicial Workload in Texas