Appelate Court performance standards and procedures

Abstract

The authors suggest that the central goals ofstate appellate court systems can be divided into four performance areas: (1) protecting the rule of law, (2) promoting the rule of law, (3) preserving the public trust, and (4) using public resources efficiently. As a way of illustrating what good performance means, the authors have formulated 15 standards of performance pertaining to the mentioned four performance areas.