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Purposes
and Responsibilities of Courts Accountability
Curriculum
Guideline Four
Courts
must be accountable. Accountability
provides the rationale for court control of the pace of litigation, the
tracking of case disposition times, and adherence to law and judicial
decisions in individual cases. The
judiciary establishes and maintains its boundaries, but it also assesses
and reports on its performance, its use of public resources, and its
conformance with its assigned responsibilities and the law.
Knowledge,
Skills and Abilities
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Ability
to design court structure, programs, processes, and daily operations
consistent with the purposes and responsibilities of courts, public
needs, and the court’s internal and external integrity and
accountability;
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Ability
to articulate why the courts and
their programs exist;
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Ability
to find ways to broaden access to justice, to increase the fairness
and efficiency of the system, and to decrease public dissatisfaction
with the courts;
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Knowledge
of our multicultural society, differing cultures, and the public’s
understanding of and satisfaction with the courts;
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Ability
to make courts more understandable, accessible, and fair through
application of hardware and software;
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Ability
to bring everyday judicial administration and case management in line
with the purposes of courts, equal protection, due process, and the
public’s right to timely and affordable justice;
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Knowledge
of why judicial decisions must be carried out as ordered;
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Ability
to deliver on the promise of the rule of law, equal protection, due
process, and respect for all individuals, at the counter, on the
phone, electronically, and at the bench and the bar of the court;
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Ability
to develop and use appropriate standards and measures of court
performance and to assess and report on court performance internally,
to funding authorities, the public, and the media;
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Ability
to align court performance, court structure, court operations, and
court processes with court purposes.
View
the Summary of Purposes
and Responsibilities of Courts Curriculum Guidelines or click on each of the
other four Curriculum Guidelines to see the associated Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities:
 Curriculum
Guidelines
Why
Courts Exist
Courts
as Institutions
Rule
of Law, Equal Protection and Due Process
Accountability Interdependence
and Leadership
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