FY2012 - Military Justice Report - Headquarters Marine Corps

U.S. MARINE CORPS MILITARY JUSTICE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012Figure G. Post-Trial Averages: Transcription and Authentication FY 10 – FY 12Average Trial Time onthe Record:Average TranscriptionTime:Average AuthenticationTime:FY 10* FY 11 FY 125.46 hrs 5.99 hrs 6.92 hrs25 days 33 days 29 days45 days 47 days 37 days*Because CMS stood up on 1 February 2010, FY 10 numbers do not account for the entire fiscal year.Because many more cases are contested, and cases are increasingly complex, there was asignificant rise in the average in-court hours spent on each case. Nevertheless, averagetranscription time actually decreased over the past year. The court-reporter community hasconcentrated significantly in the past two years on revamping training and equipment, and theMarine Corps is now benefitting from those efforts. The emphasis on the quality of records andon timely authentication resulting in a greater than 20% improvement in average authenticationtime as well. Increased case complexity also adds to post-trial review timelines, as morecomplex cases require more thorough scrutiny upon review. The FY 11 Military Justice Reportpredicted significant improvements in these numbers based on the added training and focus inthese areas, and FY 12 bore out those numbers.D. Case Tracking. The Marine Corps’s Case Management System (CMS) has emergedas the Secretary of the Navy’s choice to meet a new congressional requirement to bring the entiredepartment under a single case tracking system. First introduced during FY 10, CMS broughttotal visibility and transparency to Marine Corps leadership over all cases pending worldwide.CMS is invaluable as a case tracker for the end-user, as well as an oversight tool for commandersand Headquarters, Marine Corps. CMS provided the source data for much of the information inthis report.During FY 12, the Marine Corps began a CMS pilot program with the U.S. Navy. TheJudge Advocate General of the Navy determined that CMS presented the best way forward tomeeting a Congressionally-mandated requirement for the entire department to use a single casetracking system. Based on the JAG’s input, the Secretary of the Navy selected CMS as thedepartmental case tracking system. At the close of FY 12, the Marine Corps and the Navy were12