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E. Docket /Calendar: a grouping of filings where a public defense attorney is designated to represent indigent defendants without an expectation of further or continuing representation. Examples include, but are not limited to, first appearance calendars and arraignment calendars. F. Full Time: working approximately forty hours per week. It is presumed that a "full-time" public defense attorney spends approximately 1,800 hours annually on case representation. It is expected that other work time is spent on administrative activities, attending CLEs, participating in professional associations or committees, and spending time on vacation, holiday, or sick leave. G. Local Factors: practices, characteristics, or challenges that are unique to the delivery of public defense in a given jurisdiction, and that substantially impact the time required for effective delivery of public defense services. H. Non -Charge Representations: matters where public defense attorneys represent clients who are eligible for public defense representation for matters that do not involve the filing of new criminal charges. Examples include, but are not limited to, sentence violations, extraditions, and representations of material witnesses. I. Partial Representations: situations where clients are charged with crimes, but representation is either cut short at early stages of the case, or begins significantly later. Such situations include, but are not limited to, client failures to appear, preliminary appointments in cases in which no charges are filed, withdrawals or transfers for any reason, or limited appearances for a specific purpose. J. Public Defense Attorney: a licensed attorney who is employed or contracted to represent indigent defendants. "Public Defense Attorney' also refers to a licensed attorney who is list - appointed to represent indigent defendants on a case-by-case basis. K. Weighted Credit: one weighted credit represents a type of case which, on average, requires six hours of attorney time. 4. Misdemeanor Caseload Limits As provided in the Washington Supreme Court Standards for Indigent Defense, the caseload of a full-time public defense attorney should not exceed 300 misdemeanor weighted credits per year, which is equivalent to the time spent on 400 average misdemeanor cases per year. The caseload of a full-time Rule 9 intern who has not graduated from law school may not exceed 75 misdemeanor weighted credits per year. 5. General Considerations A. Caseload limits reflect the maximum caseloads for fully supported full-time defense attorneys for cases of average complexity and effort. OPD Model Public Defense Misdemeanor Case Weighting Policy — 2019