Adopted Two-Year Study for 2005-2007

TITLE: The Oregon Judiciary

The Judicial branch, an often overlooked branch of government, is as important as the Legislative and Executive branches. There is a need to be better informed about the judiciary - to become aware of the conflicts existing within the branch and to understand the relationships between the judiciary and other governmental agencies and the judiciary and the public. A two-year statewide study that will address these issues is described below.

GOALS:

1. A better understanding of the existing state and local court system and how it is currently functioning in Oregon.
2. A study of alternative systems and whether they might improve our system.
3. A new position on the judicial branch of our state government that will allow us to advocate in this arena.