Notes from the Field are short publications which are part of the Caseload Highlights series. They are intended to be used by state court officials to share their experiences and knowledge of court statistics, research, and the implementation of data systems. The CSP recognizes that informed judges and court managers want information on a range of policy-relevant topics, and want it in a timely fashion in a condensed, readable format.
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This series provides short, topical reports on specific and timely issues.
Special Issues
- Juvenile Caseload Highlights (released Apr. 2024)
- Traffic Caseload Highlights (released Apr. 2024)
- 2022 Caseload Highlights (released Jan. 2024)
- 2021 Caseload Highlights (released Mar. 2023)
- Diversity on the Bench: State Court Organization Demographics (released Dec. 2022)
- Pandemic Caseload Highlights: Incoming and Outgoing Cases, 2019 - 2021 (released Aug. 2022)
- 2020 Incoming Cases in State Courts: Dramatic Changes in Incoming State Court Cases and Case Processing (released Jan. 2022)
- Using Data to Manage Courts During a Pandemic: the Orange County Experience - Contributed by the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, Notes from the Field
- Trends in State court caseloads during the COVID-19 pandemic
- State Court Filing Trends: A Special Pandemic Report December 2020
- Data Visualization Helps Wisconsin Courts in the Pandemic - Contributed by Wisconsin State Courts Office, Notes from the Field
- The Massachusetts Court Metrics Project - Contributed by the Massachusetts Trial Court, Notes from the Field
- New Jersey Court Statistics - Contributed by the New Jersey AOC, Notes from the Field
- National Jury Improvement Efforts
- Judicial Selection 101: What Varies and What Matters
- Examining Court Culture
- A Profile of Hung Juries
- Prisoner Litigation & Populations
Data Quality
- Managing Data Quality in California’s Trial Courts - Contributed by the California AOC, Notes from the Field
- Creating and Sustaining Data Quality - Contributed by the Massachusetts state courts, Notes from the Field
- Data Quality Management for Courts - Contributed by the Harris County (Texas) courts, Notes from the Field
- Developing Nevada’s Statewide Data Model and Court Statistics Reporting System - Contributed by the Nevada AOC, Notes from the Field
- State Court Guide to Statistical Reporting: Revised and Expanded
- The New Appellate Section of the State Court Guide to Statistical Reporting
Civil
- The Landscape of Civil Litigation in State Courts: Examining Debt Collection, Landlord/Tenant and Small Claims Cases
- Estimating the Cost of Civil Litigation
- Implementing a Civil Cover Sheet - Contributed by the Pennsylvania AOC, Notes from the Field
- Medical Malpractice in State Courts
- Medical Malpractice on Appeal
- The Need for Improved Adult Guardianship Data
- Civil Trials on Appeal: Part 1
- Civil Trials on Appeal: Part 2
- Trial Trends and Implications for the Civil Justice System
- An Empirical Overview of Civil Trial Litigation
Criminal
- Collateral Consequences (released Nov. 2021)
- Achieving Timely Resolution for Criminal Appeals in State Courts
- Felony Caseloads in the NACM Network
- Risk Assessment: A New Approach to Sentencing Non-Violent Offenders
- Profiling Felony Cases - NACM Network
- Low-Level Crime
- Family Violence Caseloads
- Drug Crime & Court Impact
- Findings from NACM Network
- National Criminal Justice Measures
Appellate
- 2022 Appellate Caseload Highlights (Released Jan. 2024)
- Achieving Timely Resolution for Criminal Appeals in State Courts
- Civil Trials on Appeal: Part 1
- Civil Trials on Appeal: Part 2
- Relocating Appellate Courts in the Aftermath of Disaster
- Timeliness in Five State Supreme Courts
- Caseload & Timeliness in State Supreme Courts
- Taxonomy of Appellate Courts