Justice Reform.ppt

Topics Common ground Managing change Budgets Four lessons Surprises Staff 2200 judges 1177 men 1023 women 5839 court staff 461 staff in national services Rotterdam Criminal Court Amsterdam Police Court My Legal Career as Example University law degree Judicial training – 6 years in house and courses 1987 Judge district court 1993 local court Amsterdam 1998 Program manager for IT policy Civil chamber, Court of Appeals What do we agree on? Reasons: Growing caseload Development in technology Increasing political interest International developments Outcomes: Council, budget Other Issues Governance Change management Transparency Case handling External relations Governance old Model Court Improvement Program Case handling Court management Governance External relations Improving Courts: Methodology Improving Courts: philosophy Cooperation Support Knowledge based Not bureaucratic Improving Courts: Results Improving Courts: Outcomes Court management and budgets More than 20 years of discussion Judiciary: No independence without budget Judicial council budgeting authority Courts get budget based on number of cases disposed Integral Management Court Budgeting Open system: cases filed uncertain Budget based on cases disposed x price Case price based on standards Undefended small claim: € 15 Estimated number disposed before Actual number disposed - recalculation Meet the Judicial Council Meet the Judicial Council Aligning Reform in Coherent Programs Lesson: Money Counts Need for good statistics Keep checking 1992-2002 Good for transparency And for productivity But quality control is needed!!! Lesson: Quality Matters Measuring judicial quality Different instruments Statistics Surveys Auditing Lesson: Strange Effects 4 examples Government commitment Local courts IT as catalyst for change Everybody wants computers Lesson: People Matter Most Agendas Allies Changing minds Critical mass Ownership * Justice Reform The judicial perspective Supreme Court 19 District Cou