Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability

Purpose of the Commission

Authority:  AOSC24-47

The Commission was established in 2002 for the purpose of proposing policies and procedures on matters related to the efficient and effective functioning of Florida’s trial courts, through the development of comprehensive performance measurement, resource management, and accountability programs.

Members through June 30, 2026:

• The Honorable Diana L. Moreland (Chair), Chief Judge, Twelfth Judicial Circuit
• Mr. Matthew Benefiel, Trial Court Administrator, Ninth Judicial Circuit
• The Honorable Tina L. Caraballo, County Judge, Orange County
• Ms. Barbara Dawicke, Trial Court Administrator, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
• The Honorable D. Melissa Distler, County Judge, Flagler County
• The Honorable Bonnie J. Helms, Chief Judge, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
• The Honorable Jennifer J. Johnson, County Judge, Dixie County
• The Honorable Jason Jones, County Judge, Leon County
• The Honorable Christopher Kelly, Circuit Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit
• The Honorable Elizabeth A. Metzger, Circuit Judge, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
• The Honorable Tara P. Paluck, County Judge, Lee County
• The Honorable Christopher N. Patterson, Chief Judge, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
• The Honorable Frances Perrone, County Judge, Hillsborough County
• Mr. Michael Reeves, Trial Court Administrator, Eighth Judicial Circuit
• The Honorable Nushin G. Sayfie, Chief Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
• The Honorable Michelle Sisco, Circuit Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
• The Honorable William F. Stone, Circuit Judge, First Judicial Circuit
• Supreme Court Liaison:  The Honorable Jamie R. Grosshans 

Meeting Minutes:

• August 2020-January 2021
• June 30, 2021
• August 19, 2021
• October 6, 2021
• December 16, 2021
• February 8, 2022
• March 29, 2022
• May 24, 2022
• September 20, 2022
• November 15, 2022
• January 24, 2023
• March 21, 2023
• May 15, 2023
• August 15, 2023
• October 17, 2023
• November 1, 2023
• December 12, 2023
• April 16, 2024
• May 30. 2024

Selected Reports:

• Profiles of Court Reporting Services in Florida's Judicial Circuits (June 2024)
• Florida Judicial Workload Assessment Final Report (June 2024)
• Civil Data Quality in Florida Trial Courts (2023)
• Recommendations from the Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability's Data Quality Workgroup (2020)
• Recommendations to Improve Performance Management for Florida's Trial Courts (June 2018)
• Expert Witnesses in Florida's Trial Courts - Recommendations from the Joint Due Process Workgroup of the Trial Court Budget Commission and the Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability (November 2016)
• Recommendations on a Performance Management Framework for Florida's Trial Courts (June 2016)
• Florida Judicial Workload Assessment Final Report (May 2016)
• Recommendations for Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Appeals (April 2016)
• Recommendations on Shared Remote Interpreting Services in Florida's Trial Courts (December 2015)
• Recommendations for the Provision of Court Appointed Expert Witness Services in Florida's Trial Courts (June 2014)
• Trial Court Integrated Management Solution (TIMS): Identifying Key Case and Workload Data and Establishing Uniform Definitions for Improving Automation of Florida’s Trial Courts Phase One Report (December 2012)
• Recommendations on Resolving Civil Disputes (December 2011)
• Recommendations for the Provision of Court Interpreting Services in Florida's Trial Courts (November 2010)
• Revised Judge Case Count by Divisional Assignment Report for Calendar Year 2010 (IMPORTANT NOTE: Persons with disabilities who are using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this file. For assistance, contact our office at (850) 922-5094, if you need further help)
• Recommendations for the Provision of Court Reporting Services in Florida’s Trial Courts - Supplemental Report (2009)
• Ensuring Access to Justice: Serving Florida's Self-Represented Litigants - Supplemental Report (December 2008)
• Ensuring Access to Justice: Serving Florida's Self-Represented Litigants
  (April 2008)
• Recommendations for Alternative Dispute Resolution Services in Florida's Trial Courts (2008)
• Recommendations for the Provision of Court Reporting Services in Florida's Trial Courts (2007)
• Recommendations for Improving Governance and Operations for Appointed Counsel and Due Process Services: A Report to the Florida Legislature
  (2007)

For more reports from the Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability, go to the Publications Page.

Court Statistics and Workload Committee

In August 2007, the Supreme Court approved the creation of the Court Statistics and Workload Committee, under the Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability. This is a permanent Committee of circuit and county court judges, trial court administrators, general magistrates and hearing officers that oversees issues pertaining to the Summary Reporting System, Uniform Data Reporting System, and all other trial court data collection systems. In addition, it is responsible for addressing future data needs and workload related policy level questions. Click here for more information about the Court Statistics and Workload Committee.

Compendium of Standards of Operation and Best Practices

The Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability (TCP&A) has created this comprehensive online compendium of all standards of operation and best practices approved by the Supreme Court for elements of the trial courts. The compendium is organized by trial court element or topical area. In addition to the standards of operation and best practices, links are provided to applicable TCP&A reports, statutes, court rules, and other useful resources.