Current scale
254
Clerks statewide
FY24 annual report staffing level across the Judicial Branch.
For court administration
Court staff should be moving cases forward, not fixing broken intake.
Maine’s workload study identified the need for dozens of additional clerk positions statewide, with many locations needing staffing increases of more than 20%. The system is spending taxpayer time on avoidable rework.
Needed capacity
285
Clerk positions needed
The workload study found a materially larger statewide need than the current allocation.
Operational shortfall
+53
Staffing gap
That gap shows up as filing rework, packet delay, and constant intake correction.
Local strain
20%+
Increase needed in many offices
Many clerk offices need staffing growth above twenty percent just to meet workload.
System pressure
Every avoidable correction is taxpayer-funded rework.
Clerks are handling incomplete filings, repeated corrections, intake inconsistencies, and packet assembly under time pressure.
That means precious court labor is being spent on preventable cleanup instead of moving cases forward.
A better operating layer reduces avoidable clerk touchpoints before the filing even reaches the counter.
Capacity gap
Clerk staffing gap
Court administration is already carrying a documented operational burden.
Clerk staff
Gap identified by the statewide workload study.
Gap: +53
Current236.6
Needed285
Visual proof
Where clerk time gets burned
These are exactly the tasks a PSA-grade intake and workflow layer is supposed to reduce.
Intake correction
high
Repeated resubmission
high
Packet assembly under pressure
constant
System pressure
ProSe reduces avoidable workload before backlog compounds.
Guided intake reduces filing errors. Completeness checks prevent rework. Case packets are generated automatically. Timelines and evidence arrive pre-organized instead of pieced together at the last minute.
Source notes used in this public layer
Maine Judicial Branch FY24 Annual Report; Maine Judicial Branch Workload Assessment Study; 2026 State of the Judiciary; NCSC access-to-justice, AI-readiness, and self-help research; public reporting on legacy-system spending and annual operating fees.