Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The number of cases handled in a given period, as by an attorney or by a clinic or social services agency.
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- noun The
workload of a person or group that handlescases ; therelative volume of cases expected to be worked upon.
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Examples
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TRAC director Sue Long says the main cause of the backlog (the government prefers the term caseload) is Justice's inability to keep pace with judicial turnover.
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So Judge Cobb's caseload is lighter, but the backlog remains.
Foreclosures Jam the Court System Robin Sidel 2010
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Over 80% of the Seattle Municipal Court caseload is parking tickets, and parking tickets do not require a judge for adjudication.
Presiding Judge Pushes Back on City Council Proposal to Cut Size of Court « PubliCola 2010
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As it happens my docket of discrimination cases, always the largest part of my caseload, is currently made up entirely of suits by white folks.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Bruce Bartlett’s Attack on Libertarianism 2010
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Her caseload is heavy, and weekends in the army are often normal duty days.
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An ideal caseload is about twenty-five to fifty offenders; some probation officers in California today have a caseload of 3,000 offenders.
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An ideal caseload is about twenty-five to fifty offenders; some probation officers in California today have a caseload of 3,000 offenders.
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State Law to Cap Public Defenders’ Caseloads, but Only in the City (NY Times) (so the fact that Monroe County has highest caseload is irrelevant?
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State Law to Cap Public Defenders’ Caseloads, but Only in the City (NY Times) (so the fact that Monroe County has highest caseload is irrelevant?
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State Law to Cap Public Defenders’ Caseloads, but Only in the City (NY Times) (so the fact that Monroe County has highest caseload is irrelevant?
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