November 09 2017
Hamilton County Municipal Court is a model for equal justice and efficiency: Justice for All
The Hamilton County Municipal Court is praised as a model for equal justice and efficiency. Cleveland.com reports:
Hamilton County's municipal court serves a population of just over 800,000 with 14 judges or about 57,000 people per judge. The court handled 177,412 cases in 2016, or 12,672 per judge.
Why are the judges in Hamilton County able to handle 30 percent more cases? Could the structure of its detention and pretrial system provide some answers? Let's take a look.