The November, 2009 NIEM Newsletter contains an article on the joint NCSC and US Department of Health and Human services development of data exchange templates for:
Juvenile Petition
Adjudication Order
Service Plan
Court Report
The article notes that:
A field test in Vermont has revealed that the template can accommodate an overwhelming percentage of use cases without modification.
Because judges in particular spend inordinate amount of their time reading, we are following developments for E-Readers. First, a couple of new tech readers/pads are being released. The first example is the new Barnes and Noble “Nook” reader. Reviews have been posted first at Technologizer.com and later at Engaget.com