Hello, are you a human?

As courts increasingly introduce online services a key question is whether the Internet connected user is an actual person to validate the action?

Court Case Management Systems Part 8: Criminal Case Sentencing and Consequences

Criminal sentence data is one of the most challenging aspects in Court Case Management Systems design.  This chapter in our ongoing series forwards some ideas on the subject.

California Courts Qualify CMS Vendors

Three case management system providers have been approved by a consortium of California trial courts.

This and That in Court Technology - March 2013

News we have heard from the world of court technology.

Michigan Electronic Filing Manager System Announced

Last year the CTB announced the release of a request for proposal for a statewide E-filing electronic filing manager system for the State of Michigan.  The contract/award was announced today.

Computer Assisted Deception Detection

One of the courts key functions is determining "the truth" in testimony.  There is work being done to provide automated assistance.

Court Scheduling Reform Advocated

In an editorial following the recent and tragic shootings in Wilmington, Delaware on February 12, 2013, there was a call for reform of court scheduling.

More on Open Document Format (ODF)

ODF is an XML international standard for word processing documents that is now fully supported in Microsoft's recent release of Office 2013.  Why does this matter?

CITOC Innovation Award Winner – Barbara Holmes

At the Court Information Technology Officers Consortium (CITOC) Annual Meeting held in December 2012 in Las Vegas, the first Innovation Award winner was announced.

Indiana Courts E-Filing Project Primer

The Indiana Division of State Court Administration has posted a very useful web page on creating and implementing an E-filing system.