A small reminder, Virtual eCourts conference starts today, December 7, 2020. Held each day for about 4 hours, one can still sign up at https://e-courts.org/ for the Zoom webinar.
Monday, December 7, 2020
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
British Island of Jersey Releases CCMS “Tender”
Monday, November 9, 2020
IJIS Virtual Summit: The New Age of Court Technology
Join the IJIS Courts Advisory Committee (ICAC) on November 17, 2020 for a no-cost technology summit focused on engaging practitioners and industry, through open and frank conversations that advance the fidelity of virtual court operations. Practitioners will provide insight on needs, priorities, and experiences while the industry shares new opportunities that technology brings to the table.
Friday, October 30, 2020
COVID, the Court, and the Future of the Jury Trial Summit
A free virtual summit is scheduled to be held on Friday, November
13 and continue the following Friday, November 20 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
each day.
The summit is being organized by the National Institute for
Trial Advocacy (NITA) and the Online Courtroom Project. The conference writes “As courts around the country have struggled to continue operations in the face of the unprecedented
coronavirus pandemic, each state and the federal courts have issued their own
set of guidelines to try and resume trials. However, each jurisdiction, and
each judge has also implemented their own set of practices, given their
resources, staffing, budget, and judgment. While most of these national,
regional, and individual practices have been conducted on a trial and error
basis, the goal of this conference is to provide practical recommendations on
procedures, resources, and skills for both courts and attorneys who are looking
to conduct jury trials in this challenging time.
This conference is free of charge. Attendees are encouraged
to donate to a designated charity to assist underserved communities gain
greater access to technology and the internet.
For more and to sign up go to https://www.nita.org/summit-about
The photo above is from the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of
Florida’s Virtual Court Resources by Division/Case type web page at:
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
This and That in Court Technology, October 2020
Lots of news this time on court tech. We note news about the E-Courts Conference
agenda, a scientific study of reminder systems impact on court appearances, Rocketlawyer
using Utah’s Regulatory Sandbox project to test innovations, why Alexa shouldn’t
be installed on your court’s internal computer network, JAVS management software
suite announcement, a company that
specializes in work from home setups, ransomware at Tyler Technologies, and an amazing number of Tiny Chats produced by our NCSC colleagues.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Technology Innovator - Judge Emily Miskel Recognized
It was announced that Texas District Court Judge Emily Miskel “who in May led the nation’s first-ever remote jury trial, is the recipient of the 2020 William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence, the highest honor bestowed to a state court judge by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). This prestigious award honors a state court judge who demonstrates the outstanding qualities of judicial excellence, including integrity, fairness, open-mindedness, knowledge of the law, professional ethics, creativity, sound judgment, intellectual courage, and decisiveness.”
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Thomson Reuters Announces Two New Judicial Tools
Two announcements from Thomson Reuters, Quick Check Judicial, and the acquisition of the Caselines system.
August 19, 2020 – Thomson Reuters has introduced Quick Check Judicial, a new Westlaw Edge feature within Quick Check.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Online Courtroom Project Issues Report
Friday, July 24, 2020
The Economics of Court Technology
Thursday, July 9, 2020
This and That in Court Technology - July 2020
Assateague Island Wild Ponies |
Thursday, June 25, 2020
eCourts 2020 Summer Survey
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Actionable Cybersecurity for Courts
https://bit.ly/37YIZ1L |
Friday, June 12, 2020
This and That in Court Technology - Summer Solstice 2020 Edition
Thursday, May 21, 2020
The Online Courtroom Project Announced
https://onlinecourtroom.org |
Via Press Release:
Announcing the formation of THE ONLINE COURTROOM PROJECT
In an era of social distancing, how do we stay together to ensure that justice is still done? How can we protect our constitutional right to be judged by a jury of our peers if we are required to stay physically apart? How do we ensure our constitutional access to justice when some courthouse doors are locked? Is justice possible when parties, witnesses, and even triers of fact appear online? These are pressing questions for our legal system and our democracy.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Monday, April 20, 2020
eFileTexas 2.0 RFO Issued
Big Tex at the Texas State Fair |
The Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA), a judicial branch agency that assists the Supreme Court of Texas with the administration of the Texas courts, invites submissions of offers for systems and services for a statewide cloud‐based, COTS electronic filing system, a document access system, a redaction component, and a forms assembly solution (“eFileTexas 2.0” or “Solution”).
Friday, April 17, 2020
It’s Happening
A meme from Arrested Development, Season 3, Episode 1 |
Friday, April 10, 2020
JTC Quick Response Bulletin on Virtual Hearings
Strategic Issues to Consider when Starting Virtual Hearings
Courts all over the world are adapting quickly to operational limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. As courts pivot to provide essential services without bringing the public as well as court staff into the courthouse where they could be exposed to, or could expose others to a potentially deadly virus, remote hearings are suddenly essential. In this rapidly evolving situation, courts must still bear in mind key decision points, assumptions, and challenges as well as opportunities as they go forward. This JTC Quick Response Bulletin provides important reminders designed to ensure courts succeed with these efforts while continuing to play the essential role courts play in civil society.
Click here to view/download the 7 April 2020 PDF version of the report.
Monday, April 6, 2020
Online Training on Court Tech Response to the Pandemic
https://www.ncsc.org/ |
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
US Federal Courts Announcement: Judiciary Authorizes Video/Audio Access During COVID-19 Pandemic
Press Release: Published on March 31, 2020
https://www.uscourts.gov/news/2020/03/31/judiciary-authorizes-videoaudio-access-during-covid-19-pandemic
In order to address health and safety concerns in federal courthouses and courtrooms, the Judicial Conference of the United States has temporarily approved the use of video and teleconferencing for certain criminal proceedings and access via teleconferencing for civil proceedings during the COVID-19 national emergency.