Presentation to the Presentation to the Orange County Orange County
Board of County Board of County CommissionersCommissioners
Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr.Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr.February 22, 2011February 22, 2011
Booking and Receiving CenterBooking and Receiving Center
Facts 3 Courtrooms
2 Misdemeanor Divisions – Initial Appearances 1 Felony Division – Violations of Probation
Staff 3 Judges 3 Judicial Assistants Court Reporters and Court Interpreters provide services remotely from the Orange and Osceola County Courthouses
Booking and Receiving CenterBooking and Receiving Center
Benefits Reduction in daily jail population
3,493 inmates – February 15, 2011 5,277 – Estimated population without the 3 courtrooms $98,280 savings per day $35,872,404 savings per year Avoids/Delays Jail expansion Avoids/Delays Courthouse expansion
3 Judicial Offices 3 Judicial Assistant Offices 3 Courtrooms
Established Second VOP Division Dispositions = 3,334 cases Located in Orange County Courthouse Closed a Juvenile Division
Mental Health CourtMental Health Court
Mental Health Court is a diversion program that diverts mentally ill offenders from the Jail into community based treatment programs.
2010 – Mental Health Court Two County Judges at the BRC Active cases = 121 Status hearings = 108
2010 – Mental Health Strike Force Active cases = 1,646 Resolved cases = 1,002
Mental Health Executive Strike Force Reviews complex cases
Drug CourtDrug Court
Drug Court consists of a team approach to treatment using the courts to provide oversight with consequences for violation of program rules as well as incentives and rewards for compliance.
2010 Adult Drug Court
Referrals = 756 76% success rate 14% recidivism rate
Juvenile Delinquency Drug Court Referrals = 266 87.7% success rate
Family Dependency Drug Court Referrals = 76 83.3% success rate
Domestic Violence CourtDomestic Violence Court
In 2007, the Court established 3 dedicated Domestic Violence Divisions to handle high conflict family cases. The Domestic Violence Courts were the direct result of recommendations outlined in the Domestic Violence/Child Abuse Commission’s Final Report.
2010 Domestic violence injunctions = 4,535
Family TiesFamily Ties
The Family Ties Program provides supervised visitation for children and monitored exchanges in a safe and secure environment.
2010 Supervised visitations = 397 Monitored exchanges = 268
Teen CourtTeen Court
Teen Court is a voluntary diversion program from Juvenile Court or school suspension. Teen Court is designed to expedite the cases of first-time misdemeanor offenders.
2010 Cases filed = 1,154 Adult Volunteer Hours = 1,941 Teen Volunteer Hours = 4,400
Neighborhood Neighborhood Restorative JusticeRestorative Justice
The program empowers victims and the communities through negotiation, conferencing, mediation, and reparation.
2010 Misdemeanor referrals = 245 Felony referrals = 47 Restitution collected = $3,796 Community service hours = 8,181
Sanctioned to ReadSanctioned to Read
Sanctioned to Read is a diagnostic and prescriptive reading program. The purpose of the program is to achieve literacy for each defendant sentenced to the program.
2010 Youth in program = 194 Grade level increase in comprehension = 1.98 Grade level increase in language skills = 2.3
Orange CountyOrange CountyBudget FY 2010-11Budget FY 2010-11
Funding Source Budget
Grants $1,101,557
Fines and Fees $3,973,477
General Revenue $ 741,752
Note - Orange County Clerk of Court reimburses general revenue $289,000 for Court Administration Jury Services
Governor’sGovernor’sFY 2011-12 BudgetFY 2011-12 Budget
FY 2011-12 Target reduction for Judicial Branch
574 employees $33.8M
Ninth Circuit Court Eliminate 32 Judicial Assistants Eliminate 4 Staff Attorneys
FY 2012-13 Reduce budget additional 8.65%
Eliminate 10 Court Administration positions
ChallengesChallenges Increasing caseload
Certified for 5 additional Judges No more available courtrooms No more available chambers Increasing courthouse visitor traffic - lines
Chart Photographs
Elevator capacity Parking garage capacity
Photographs State budget shortfall (current) - $68M
Furloughs Layoffs Court closure
ChallengesChallenges Case processing
Meaningful pre-trials Special Felony Case Management Program 2010 - Most jury trials and jury trial days of the twenty Judicial Circuits in Florida
799 Trials 1,480 Trial days
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