JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT
DESCRIPTION The Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court has jurisdiction in matters involving juvenile delinquency, juvenile traffic infractions, adult criminal matters with a juvenile victim, children subjected to abuse or neglect, family abuse, family or household members charged with an offense against a family or household member, protective orders, child and/or spousal support, custody and/or visitation issues, abandonment of children, foster care and entrustment agreements, court-ordered rehabilitative services, court consent for certain medical treatments, commitment of mentally ill or retarded children, petitions filed by school boards against parents, and judicial by-pass for authorization of abortions by minors. The Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Clerk’s Office is the administrative arm of the court. The Clerk of Court is the court’s chief administrative officer and is accountable to the presiding judges for all office functions, including personnel matters, finance, court housekeeping, maintenance of court records and information systems, assisting with outside liaison, preparation of budgets, and conducting research and planning in relation to court operations.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES Juvenile Cases: Number of new Juvenile Cases Number of Juvenile Cases Concluded Average Number of Hearings per Juvenile Case Juvenile Case Continuance Rate Domestic Cases: Number of new Domestic Cases Commenced Number of Domestic Cases Concluded Average Number of Hearings per Domestic Case Domestic Case Continuance Rate
CY 19 Actual
CY 20 Actual
CY 21 Actual
2,929 2,946 3 20%
2,240 2,161 3 21%
2,183 2,337 3 15.4%
3,183 3,233 3 17.5%
2,561 2,254 3 24%
2,708 3,011 3 30.3%
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