Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

Progress Report: Judicial System Achieves Savings by Implementing Recommendations

Report 04-08, January 2004

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Report Summary

  • The Justice Administrative Commission, state attorneys, and public defenders have achieved savings by implementing recommendations made in our 2001 report. The Legislature reduced JAC staffing to reflect streamlined workload, and a purchasing consortium has achieved substantial savings for on-line legal services. The Legislature also has directed the judicial system to take steps to better integrate information systems and it adopted policies to reduce state attorney and public defender workload.
  • State attorneys and public defenders await funding decisions on Revision 7 of Article V before undertaking evaluation of local court programs for cost and effectiveness.

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Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
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