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===Fulton Leaders 'Brainstormed'=== | ===Fulton Leaders 'Brainstormed'=== | ||
Just over five months later, when Fulton’s courts finally reopened, county leaders embarked on a plan to address the backlog—which, after being inventoried, totaled 148,209 open and active cases. Fulton, the state’s largest and most populous county with Georgia’s largest court case backlog, chose a name just as big for the strategy: Project Orca. | Just over five months later, when Fulton’s courts finally reopened, county leaders embarked on a plan to address the backlog—which, after being inventoried, totaled 148,209 open and active cases. Fulton, the state’s largest and most populous county with Georgia’s largest court case backlog, chose a name just as big for the strategy: Project Orca.<ref>[https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2023/08/28/how-fulton-countys-project-orca-devoured-108661-court-cases-and-counting/ Id].</ref> | ||
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According to an article written by Everett Catts of the Daily Report, available at [https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2023/08/28/how-fulton-countys-project-orca-devoured-108661-court-cases-and-counting/ law.com], | According to an article written by Everett Catts of the Daily Report, available at [https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2023/08/28/how-fulton-countys-project-orca-devoured-108661-court-cases-and-counting/ law.com], | ||
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For Fulton, 'orca' has been synonymous with 'solution.' As of July 31, about a year and a half after launching Project Orca, the county had disposed of 108,661 cases, becoming a model for justice systems across the state and nation. In July, Fulton won one of the [https://www.naco.org/resources/award-programs/project-orca-covid-19-case-resolution National Association of Counties’ Achievement Awards] for its innovative methods of whittling down the backlog. In May it won an [https://www.georgiatrend.com/2023/05/25/innovate-connect-improve/ Association County Commissioners of Georgia County of Excellence Award] for the same reason. | For Fulton, 'orca' has been synonymous with 'solution.' As of July 31, about a year and a half after launching Project Orca, the county had disposed of 108,661 cases, becoming a model for justice systems across the state and nation. In July, Fulton won one of the [https://www.naco.org/resources/award-programs/project-orca-covid-19-case-resolution National Association of Counties’ Achievement Awards] for its innovative methods of whittling down the backlog. In May it won an [https://www.georgiatrend.com/2023/05/25/innovate-connect-improve/ Association County Commissioners of Georgia County of Excellence Award] for the same reason. | ||
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