Nashville-Davidson County, TN has the second largest criminal justice system in the State of Tennessee. We have 5 (law trained) magistrates/ judicial commissioners that are part of the General Sessions Court for our jurisdiction. The magistrates' workload has grown significantly since its inception over 30 years ago without any additional staff and their working conditions are absolutely deplorable. They provide around the clock coverage for the issuance of criminal warrants and setting bonds, judicial psychiatric committals, property seizure hearings, mobile booking probable cause hearings, search warrants, Orders of Protection, etc. We would request a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of our current magistrate system. If such request is approved, it would be our hope that implementation of the TTA Study Recommendations would significantly improve the administration of justice; including, but not limited to, the improvement of services to the public, law enforcement, and the entire criminal justice system.
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Providers selected for consideration (previously 'Selected Providers' field):
Selected Provider 1: American University