Court Administration 
This section contains articles relating to how a criminal case can be effectively and efficiently processed from initiation until its conclusion. Most of the articles relate to research that has been done and court systems which have implemented improved methods of filing, docketing, scheduling, and disposing of criminal cases.
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- Best Practices (2007)
This article appeared in the Texas Center for the Judiciary's publication In Chambers.
- Efficiency, Timeliness, and Quality: A New Perspective From Nine State Criminal Trial Courts
Source - Judicial Education | A 200-page report prepared by the National Center for State Courts and the American Prosecutors Research Institute outlining extensive research into how more efficient disposition of criminal cases can positively affect both timeliness and case resolution quality.
- Evaluating the Impact of Direct Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases: Closing the Paper Trap Source - Governmental | A 140-page report prepared by the Public Policy Research Institute, Texas A&M University, and submitted to the Office of Court Administration by the Task Force on Indigent Defense. This paper presents the results of a study examining the role of technology in enhancing case processing efficiency for criminal misdemeanor defendants. The project involved collecting detailed case processing data from three metropolitan Texas counties including Bexar County, El Paso County, and Harris County and studying the use of direct electronic filing systems to link law enforcement and prosecutors and make it possible to expedite misdemeanor cases, yielding measurable benefits for county taxpayers, local criminal justice systems, and for defendants.
- Improving Court Operations with Centralized File Tracking Source - Other | This is a reprint from an article in the Texas Lawyer which discusses and summarizes the 140-page report from the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University entitled "Evaluating the Impact of Direct Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases: Closing the Paper Trap" (2006).
- Technology, Coordination Improve Misdemeanor Case Processing Source - Other | A 96-page report prepared by the Institute for Court Management which studied the benefits of a Centralized File Tracking System. This research indicated that a centralized system of tracking files would improve the availability and timeliness of court records. The study also discussed the positive effect the timeliness and availability of the felony court files has made on the Clerk’s Office staff, the Judiciary and the public.