Illinois Supreme Court Approves Statewide E-Filing Standards

By Illinois Supreme Court press release, October 24, 2012

Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and the Illinois Supreme Court announced new statewide standards and new and amended Supreme Court rules that will allow all courts in Illinois to begin electronic filing of court documents in civil cases.

E-Filing and Online Dispute Resolution

The Canadian Forum on Court Technology generated some ideas on how E-Filing and ODR could potentially complement one another.

Pennsylvania Courts Announce Online Forms

A press release from the Pennsylvania Courts on October 18, 2012 describes their new Internet forms are designed to "break down language barriers for families".

NIEM 3.0 “Coming Soon” Website Announced

The National Information Exchange Model program has posted a new website for practitioners to track the progress of the new version 3.0 development.

More PDF/A News

A couple of announcements regarding the international PDF/A standard that courts should know. - Updated with link to the ISO draft standard.

New Hampshire Issues Jury System RFP

The New Hampshire Judicial Branch has issued an RFP for a jury management system.

Florida Bar Presentation on Mandatory Service by E-Mail & E-Filing

Florida Oranges

The Florida Bar Association has prepared a slide show, E-Things version 5.2 on Florida’s new mandatory Service by E-mail and E-Filing rules.

Court Technology Forecast: Cloudy

The E-Courts 2012 conference will have a session on Cloud Computing in the courts.  But the subject is not a simple one.

CITOC Announces Innovation Awards Competition

The Court Information Technology Officers Consortium (CITOC) is pleased to present the inaugural CITOC Innovation Awards.

Court Case Management Systems 2012 Part 4: Relationships and Groups

This installment in the court case management series explores the concept of groups and relationships.