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• •• CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS OF OREGON ,~ ~~~~~'~.~~~~~ THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ~ ~'..-?~.: ~"~ ''- ~ MARION COUNTY COURTHOUSE ~~~z~;~`/ P.O. BOX 12869 % SALEM, OREGON 97309-0869 JAMES H. MURCHISON COUrt AdmmiStrator (503)588-5368 May 19, 1994 MEMORANDUM To: Members - Sub-Committee on Courts and Court Security, Marion County Facility Steering Committee From: James H. Murch n Trial Court Ad ' st tor Subject: Meeting Schedu - Preliminary Materials Thank you to those who were able to attend the initial orientation meeting of the Faciliry Steering Commiccee. For those who were unable to be present on May 16, we look forward to seeing you at our future sub-commi[tee mee[ings. Several items of business were conducted by the sub-committee on 5/ 16. The next several meetings were scheduled. Please note on your calendars the next three meetings. They have been scheduled for Fridays, ]une 3, )une 17 and )uly 1, from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Presiding Judge's conference room (first floor of the courthouse, just inside the North- Court Street - entrance). Included with chis memo is a roster of the sub-committee's membership, along with an extract from the report of the WE Group, the County's facilities consultants. A question was asked about the Court's workload, and availability of case filing data. The WE Group report reflects historic data on page 15, and projections on page 16. WE Group scaff have a good ~rack record for their projections, and this data is probably the most reliable information available, with a note of cau[ion in one area. Circuit Court has seen a dramatic increase in civil and domestic relations cases in 1993. Total filings for 1993 were 19,803, exceeding the projections even for the year 2003. I expect the civil filing rate to ease off, but the domes[ic relations caseload will probably continue at a greater rate than projected. Therefore, the Circuit Court projections appear to be understated.