September 26 - October 9, 2012

This chart supplements the data visualization entitled “State court systems being cut almost everywhere,” and provides information on the categories and subtypes of impacts applicable to Alaska, D.C., and Hawaii.

Alaska: District of Columbia: Hawaii:

Reduced or Inhibited Access:
Reduced operating hours

Increase in Delays:
Delay in case management

Staff Layoffs and Vacancies:
Clerk vacancies
Judicial support vacancies
Judge vacancies

Reduced Compensation:
Salary freeze

Reduced or Inhibited Access:
Increase in fines and fees
Reduced operating hours
Delay/reduction in jury trials

Increase in Delays:
Increase in backlog
Increase in time to disposition
Delay in case management

Staff Layoffs and Vacancies:
Clerk vacancies
Judicial support vacancies
Staff layoffs
Reduced use of retired judges

Reduced Compensation:
Salary freeze
Salary reduction
Staff furlough

Court Budget Reductions