Authority: AOSC06-52

In 1995, the Judicial Management Council was charged with developing a comprehensive strategic planning process for the judicial branch. The Florida State Courts System’s first comprehensive long-range strategic plan, Taking Bearings, Setting Course: The Long-Range Strategic Plan for the Florida Judicial Branch was adopted in 1998. A series of biennial operational plans that identify specific, short-term objectives to advance goals of the long-range plan have also been developed.

Members through June 30, 2009:

The Honorable Joseph P. Farina (Chair)
The Honorable T. Michael Jones (Vice-Chair)
The Honorable Janet E. Ferris
The Honorable K. Douglas Henderson
Mr. Jesse H. Diner
Mr. Phillip D. Lewis
Mr. Ted McFetridge
The Honorable Steven T. Northcutt
The Honorable Nancy Perez
The Honorable Debra Roberts
Mr. John William Thornton, Jr.
The Honorable William L. Wright

Duties:

The planning duties described in Rule 2.125(b)(2) Florida Rules of Judicial Administration will continue to be performed by the Task Force on Judicial Branch Planning, which was reestablished through June 30, 2009.The Task Force will:

• Finalize a proposed operational plan for the period 2006-2008.
• Review and update the issues, desired outcomes, goals, and strategies in the long-range strategic plan. The updated long-range strategic plan will be submitted to the court before June 30, 2009.