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Identify good candidate counties for scraping #88
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Validate with Nick |
per @nicolassaw this info should be included in the referenced csv |
Linked to #66 |
I met with Nate to discuss the project and what counties we should select next for development. In short, it makes sense to identify counties with public defender's offices and Odyssey, with bonus points if they are close by. This will allow us to compare the differences in practice between institutional public defenders and private appointed counsel. Background: The original goal of the project was first to find out whether there is a difference in motions practice between different types of defense attorneys. It was hypothesized that full time public defenders file more motions (and litigate more) than court-appointed private attorneys and comparable to (or even more than) private counsel. And this results in better case dispositions for client's represented by public defenders. Counties List: The Texas Indigent Defense Commission publishes a map of Texas with all counties with public defender's offices across Texas: https://tidc.texas.gov/media/txcfktwt/managed-indigent-defense-systems-chart-as-of-nov-2023-final.pdf. It is also important to consider close proximity to Austin for validating online records in person: Hays Count is close by and has Odyssey. Next Steps: I will work on adding a new column to the Excel sheet that indicates whether the county has a public defender's office. If it does have a PDO, I will then update its link and whether it has Odyssey to create a short list of potential counties to develop. |
I've updated the CSV of county data to include a column for whether there is a PDO, I've updated a few other Odyssey links, and I've added notes for how far certain places are from Austin to try and identify places within 3.5 hours drive (at max). The date the Odyssey link was updated is also a column on the table. Based on discussion with Nate, I think these may be a few good candidates for development and why:
These two don't have PDOs but do have some high attorney caseloads:
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The seven counties above are still the best counties for us to begin with. I'm going to close this ticket and we can reopen it if we finish scraping, validating, and visualizing these seven counties. |
Thanks @nicolassaw |
Nueces is no longer a workable county as they have updated to a newer version of Odyssey. Reopening this ticket to consider new counties. |
It seems that court records differ from county to county. We could use help with going through the counties at https://github.com/open-austin/Odyssey-Court-Records-to-JSON/blob/main/resources/texas_county_data.csv , and getting this information:
Example of a jury trial:
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