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Dedicated juvenile dependency docket credited with reducing time to disposition in Deschutes County
Summary
Judges told county leaders that a dedicated juvenile dependency docket and focused scheduling implemented in July 2024 have raised the share of dependency cases disposed within 60 days to roughly 67 percent for the January–September 2025 period.
Judge Flint and other bench members described operational changes to the juvenile dependency docket that they say materially improved timeliness for cases involving children removed from their parents.
The court moved in July 2024 to a dedicated dependency calendar with one judge and one courtroom handling short matters and running trials three days per week; judges described efforts to prepare multiple…
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