0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 32 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| DANICE PICRAUX | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT TO CONVENE A TASK | 0012| FORCE TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT STANDARDS FOR THE EFFICIENT | 0013| DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT | 0014| COURT. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, the number of violent criminal cases in the | 0017| second judicial district is rising at an unprecedented rate; | 0018| and | 0019| WHEREAS, the court cannot keep pace with the number of | 0020| cases it has; and | 0021| WHEREAS, other states have shown that court case flow | 0022| management can be improved with verifiable policies and goals; | 0023| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0024| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the second judicial district court | 0025| establish a task force of representatives from the second | 0001| judicial district court, the district attorney's office and the | 0002| public defender's office to address the issues related to the | 0003| efficient disposition of criminal cases in the second judicial | 0004| district; and | 0005| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force ascertain the | 0006| problems related to the efficient flow of criminal cases in the | 0007| second judicial district and set goals for the improvement of | 0008| the flow of criminal cases through the court; and | 0009| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that goals include establishing a | 0010| leadership team, creating a credible trial scheduling system, | 0011| addressing violent criminal cases and devising differential | 0012| tracks for various case types, developing a system for early | 0013| court intervention in case processing, creating useful case | 0014| management reports and developing implementation strategies; | 0015| and | 0016| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force report on its | 0017| progress to the appropriate legislative interim committee by | 0018| November 1, 1997; and | 0019| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0020| transmitted to the chief judge of the second judicial district | 0021| court, the Bernalillo county district attorney, the chief | 0022| public defender and the director of the administrative office | 0023| of the courts. | 0024|  State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| February 22, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Mr. Speaker: | 0010| | 0011| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0012| | 0013| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 32 | 0014| | 0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0016| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0017| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0018| | 0019| Respectfully submitted, | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted Not Adopted | 0004| | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| Date | 0008| | 0009| The roll call vote was 8 For 1 Against | 0010| Yes: 8 | 0011| No: Alwin | 0012| Excused: Larranaga, Mallory, Rios, Sanchez | 0013| Absent: None | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ032 State of New Mexico | 0017| House of Representatives | 0018| | 0019| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0020| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| March 6, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Mr. Speaker: | 0002| | 0003| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0004| whom has been referred | 0005| | 0006| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 32 | 0007| | 0008| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0009| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0010| | 0011| Respectfully submitted, | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Max Coll, Chairman | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted Not Adopted | 0021| | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| Date | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 9 | 0003| Excused: Buffett, Coll, Marquardt, Pearce, Picraux, Saavedra, | 0004| Taylor, JP, Watchman | 0005| Absent: None | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ032 |