End of 2013 Court Tech News

The CTB received several interesting articles at the end of the year.

This and That in Court Tech – December, 2013

Big news on credit card fees and much more in a busy month of announcements.

25 Years Later, PACER, Electronic Filing Continue to Change Courts

In the above titled article dated December 9, 2013, the US Federal Courts celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the approval of the PACER online system.  The article begins:

Information Systems Security Primer – Final Parts

This is the fourth and fifth part of Fortune 100 Corporation Security Director Ken Lobenstein’s primer on computer security and more...

North Carolina Court Technology Said to be Outdated

In a hearing before the recently created North Carolina House Judicial Efficiency and Effective Administration of Justice committee, John W. Smith, director of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) noted the challenges that the courts are facing.

This and That in Court Tech – November, 2013

Time for another “This and That” post…

Computer Monitors Are Changing - Let's Use Them

With apologies for not posting an article last week due to travel, we talk about BIG screens and user interfaces below.

Information Systems Security Primer – Part III

Here is the third part of Fortune 100 Corporation Security Director Ken Lobenstein’s primer on computer security.

Making the Record: Utilizing Digital Electronic Recording Paper Released

My good friend, former Vermont State Court Administrator, Lee Suskin and I have been busy this year working with the digital electronic recording industry to write the above titled report that is now available.  Click here to download a PDF copy of the paper.

JTC Resource Bulletin: Strategic Issues to Consider before Starting an E-filing Initiative

The Joint Technology Committee (JTC) of the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) and the National Association for Court Management (NACM) recently published a resource bulletin on "Strategic Issues to Consider before Starting an E-filing Initiative."  This paper discusses some of the key policy, operational and technical issues to consider before embarking on an e-filing project.  It also includes feedback from interviews with several Court and IT managers who have graciously shared experiences and lessons learned from their own e-filing projects.