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Nancy Kozine, State Court Administrator, said the Chief Justice’s guidelines (directed by Senate Bill 48, 2021) emphasize consistent decision‑making, reduced reliance on security, victim notification, and monitoring. Kozine said the department recruited release assistance officers for each jurisdiction and in 2023 deployed a statewide pretrial case management system to improve data collection and program transparency.

Kozine described an Oregon pretrial assessment tool built with the Criminal Justice Commission and Portland State University researchers that will produce three scores: likelihood to appear, likelihood of new criminal activity, and likelihood of a person crime. She said the tool and data integrations with local jails will support House Bill 2935 (pending) work by the Criminal Justice Commission.

The department emphasized training for judges and staff on the assessment tool and noted alignment with National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) best practices that favor risk‑based decisions and active supervision. \"These guidelines must include victim notification and input while balancing defendant's rights and the presumption of release,\" Kozine said.

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Officials asked the subcommittee to support data and technology work that will enable standardized pretrial reporting and to consider the incoming Criminal Justice Commission study when assessing related budget items in HB 5012.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Public Safety 02/25/2025 8:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The Judicial Department described rollout of pretrial guidelines, a statewide case management system and an Oregon pretrial assessment tool intended to shift release decisions from money to risk assessment.","taxTitle","Public Safety, Ways and Means, Joint, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",18852,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6313215,"Oregon courts warn unrepresented-defendant surge is slowing criminal case processing",457,260000,717000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2388624-0493bdd1e12e2f37823fbe83f24741d1&start=260&end=717","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2388624-0493bdd1e12e2f37823fbe83f24741d1/thumbnail_260000.jpg","/articles/6313215/Oregon/Oregon-courts-warn-unrepresented-defendant-surge-is-slowing-criminal-case-processing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6313215-b11ab605b4b36d8cd8bc672dca73dc10/orig.mp4?Expires=1770704149&Signature=OCetXSgy-MW1RARCTpDsPcJdOiW0MV3MlpWRvjKUtDD-rkYoBQI~d3--v~qib7xzl2PQ1A9p-o5ZFT7MBwHA9crmrU-DXjFWhMVSAOmouHBjHC8sEkE-ywL7qmpjf5gWqzjVwNMBQsIcCYmH8WRNkPKKi0moOpO4kPjseYg7-6dttGkIwXojGOcdBIUXMu-doYOXFFrK7xoyRgKhMRiFohtmUKx4g2aPTnQFj1GfuEqbHGDv8q3bX5vvISvheMG9m9Lsp8-NOY6j8l9I70hoofvFrAX7LwtTxLKl0mxTX10KTOxtG0GCw8H0S2Ye-KcLXbmrwZI8Wa8yV9NjlziHzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","State court leaders told the Oregon Legislative Public Safety Subcommittee on Feb. 25 that a surge in criminal filings and a sustained public‑defense shortage have driven down clearance rates and lengthened time to disposition across case types.

Nancy Kozine, State Court Administrator, and Chief Justice Megan Flynn said the Office of Economic Analysis projects a 34.4% increase in misdemeanor filings and an 8.4% increase in felony filings in the coming biennium, and that new criminal statutes will add workload to the system. \"House Bill 4,002 adds a substantial workload to the Judicial System,\" Kozine said, referring to 2024 changes that recriminalized possession of controlled substances and added conditional discharge and record‑redaction duties.

The department reported that clearance rates slipped in 2024: felony clearance remained about 97% but misdemeanor clearance fell to roughly 90% against a 98% goal. Time‑to‑disposition targets likewise missed their marks: the goal of resolving 98% of felony cases within 365 days is currently at about 85%; the 98% goal for misdemeanors within 180 days is at about 79%.

Kozine and Flynn said those shortfalls are driven in part by the \"unrepresented crisis,\" where defendants wait longer for appointment of counsel and courts spend significant staff time managing backlog. Flynn noted that court staff must track unrepresented cases and prioritize appointment forms, and that delays have human impacts: \"Defendants are in pretrial release status for a longer period of time which impacts their ability to travel and can impact their ability to get a job and move forward with their lives. Victims are in a holding pattern.\" (Megan Flynn, Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court).

Court staff maintain an \"unrepresented dashboard\" to track cases and work with jails, the Office of Public Defense (OPDC) and other partners. The department said as of Feb. 1 the unrepresented count was \"a little over 4,800 cases,\" a month‑over‑month increase of about 4.5%, and that the January monthly rise had been roughly 11%.

On appointment of counsel, the department described the statutory application/contribution program administered with OPDC. Staff verify applications using a release of information, and judges can impose application fees or post‑case contributions. The department said about 97% of submitted applications that are processed are granted and roughly 3% are denied; statewide verification of applications occurs in about 40% of cases (Washington County reported near‑universal verification at 99%).

Legislators and court officials discussed multiple responses: improving online application access (including trials of jail iPad use), jurisdiction‑level crisis plans following Senate Bill 337 stakeholder work, and local innovations to speed caseflow. Representative Chotzin and others pressed for data showing how much the unrepresented status alone affects KPMs; Kozine said the effect is twofold and not fully separable from staff time diverted to managing the crisis.

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Court leaders asked the subcommittee to consider the workload implications for HB 5012, the Judicial Department budget, and to support investments that would reduce delays tied to the unrepresented caseload and related staffing and technology needs.","State court officials told the Public Safety Subcommittee that rising criminal filings and a growing number of defendants without counsel have reduced clearance rates and delayed case dispositions, stressing judges, staff and victims.","actionData","errors"]

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Oregon outlines statewide pretrial program, assessment tool and data plans

Oregon courts warn unrepresented-defendant surge is slowing criminal case processing