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Deschutes County judges report improved caseflow but urge further process changes and a national review
Summary
Bench leadership said time‑to‑disposition rates improved but remain below state goals; judges said trials have increased and the court will contract with the National Center for State Courts to audit business processes and recommend efficiencies, and the court plans to expand mediation and a dedicated family‑law focus.
Presiding judges and court administrators reported improvements in several court performance metrics but said higher case volumes and growing trial counts still strain resources.
The bench said the statewide time‑to‑disposition goal is 98 percent; locally the court reached about 88.2 percent (up from 85 percent). Judges reported year‑over‑year increases in filings for felonies, misdemeanors and domestic relations cases and higher trial counts: a roughly 50 percent increase in felony jury trials and more than a 100 percent increase in…
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