There has been a recent discussion regarding how courts are dealing with information privacy issues for their document repositories. The Nebraska courts have posted their criminal and civil case court rules governing these documents on two web pages. And Ms. Jennifer Rasmussen, their CIO notes that “(t)hese rules have allowed us to make court document images available online since 2008 and are working well. In addition, we did a spot check in 2013 to see if attorneys were complying and found very few instances where they were not.”
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Nebraska Shares Court Case Data Protection Rules
There has been a recent discussion regarding how courts are dealing with information privacy issues for their document repositories. The Nebraska courts have posted their criminal and civil case court rules governing these documents on two web pages. And Ms. Jennifer Rasmussen, their CIO notes that “(t)hese rules have allowed us to make court document images available online since 2008 and are working well. In addition, we did a spot check in 2013 to see if attorneys were complying and found very few instances where they were not.”
Thursday, April 9, 2015
This and That in Court Technology – April/Spring 2015 Edition
From a flowering springtime in Williamsburg, Virginia we share our latest news bites from around the court tech world. In this edition we share news about a CTC scholarship, social media process service, another electronic verification failure, new mobile phone apps for scanning and court check in, a white paper on court technology in 2020, and conference news.
Monday, April 6, 2015
JTC Resource Bulletin on Electronic Records Preservation and Disposition . . .
Our court’s case records are finally all electronic (well, almost) and storage is cheap and fast – so we won’t ever need to purge case records again, right? Well, you may want to reconsider if that’s what you’re thinking. A new Joint Technology Committee (JTC) Resource Bulletin, “Developing an Electronic Records Preservation and Disposition Plan,” explores a myriad of issues relating to electronic records retention. It builds on a 2012-2013 Policy Paper published by the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA), “To Protect and Preserve: Standards for Maintaining and Managing 21st Century Court Records.”
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
New “Chip” Credit Cards Will Change Usage Liability for Courts
The COSCA/NACM Joint Technology Committee has issued a new resource bulletin, “EMV and Credit Card Liability: What Courts Need to Know”. As discussed last year in a CTB article, this mandatory change is coming in October, 2015.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Fantastical – A Natural Language Calendar App
At the beginning of 2015 we (not so boldly) predicted that this was the year that we would see applications that use a more natural
interface such as speech and pen input.
Here is one cool new program that could guide our CCMS development
plans.
Monday, March 23, 2015
CTC 2015 Registration Begins with a One Day Sale..Monday April 13th
The Court Technology Conference (CTC) 2015 will take place September 22–24 in Minneapolis, and its education program and exhibit hall will attract judges, court administrators, court technologists, court managers, and other justice-system professionals from across the country and across the world. CTC 2015 online registration opens Monday, April 13 and for that one day only registration is steeply discounted to $600!
The CTC 2015 education program will focus on six tracks: e-Bench and Judicial Tools; Electronic Court Records Management; the Management of Court IT; the Judiciary in a Virtual, Mobile and Social World; Access to Justice; and the Courthouse of the Future. Go to ctc2015.org on April 13 to get our best deal on CTC registration. No special code is required, but this is a one-day sale, so mark your calendar!
The link again is: http://www.ctc2015.org/
The CTC 2015 education program will focus on six tracks: e-Bench and Judicial Tools; Electronic Court Records Management; the Management of Court IT; the Judiciary in a Virtual, Mobile and Social World; Access to Justice; and the Courthouse of the Future. Go to ctc2015.org on April 13 to get our best deal on CTC registration. No special code is required, but this is a one-day sale, so mark your calendar!
The link again is: http://www.ctc2015.org/
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Thursday, March 12, 2015
E-Filing Project Updates Noted
We learned about several electronic court filing projects this week thanks to Mark Schwartz at OneLegal, Bonnie Carver at File & Serve Express and Google News. The projects involve courts in California, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Bankruptcy Courts Report Savings and other Benefits from Electronic Noticing
DeBN Logo Developed by the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California |
"While business is increasingly conducted using smart phones, tablets and laptops, debtors who file for bankruptcy protection continue to receive paper copies of court notices and orders by regular mail — a practice that consumes both time and money. Thanks to a new program available through the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC), debtors in participating courts now have the option of receiving court-generated notices and orders electronically.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
New JTC paper makes case for judicial tools
Judicial Dashboard screenshot, courtesy Wisconsin Court System |
The Joint Technology Committee (JTC) has released a new resource bulletin, “Making the Case for Judicial Tools.”
Monday, February 23, 2015
Standards for Jury Management System Requirements
The Joint Technology Committee has developed a national standard for jury management.functional requirements that serve as a great starting point for courts developing or acquiring a new Jury Management System.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
This and That in Court Tech – A Frozen February, 2015 Edition
Our regular compilation of news and notes regarding the world or court technology follows. In this edition we note the new CTC 2015 topic survey, Pennsylvania online payments, password technology replacement, online dispute resolution recommendations in the UK, more on court related scamming activity, more AmCad fallout, and the ServeCon conference.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Electronic Briefs Explained
Probate Court Judge Don Wilkes, Ms. Lisa Joyner and Ms. Kristie Pope Candler Co., Georgia |
Thursday, February 5, 2015
2014 CITOC Innovation Award – North Carolina Electronic Protective Order System
The following article provides some of the project details for the CITOC award winner submitted by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. In their submission they wrote that:
“On June 24, 2013, Alamance County became the first county in North Carolina to implement the Electronic Protective Order System (EPOS) which greatly increases the safety of domestic violence victims and allows for streamlined, efficient processing of domestic violence orders initiated from a secure, non-public remote location.
Monday, February 2, 2015
CITOC Announces Innovation Awards
The national Court Information Technology Officers Consortium (CITOC) and the Conference of State Court Administrators honored the following courts with awards in December, 2014 during their annual conference.
• Innovation in Business Process Award 2014: Superior Court of California, Orange County
• Innovation in Technology Award 2014: North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The Hagan Manifesto on PDF's
Used with permission from Ms. Hagan |
Ms. Hagan is doing some excellent work in examining how
legal systems have been designed (or not designed) over the past few years. Her recent post looks at the problem of legal
(including court) information being “buried in PDF’s”. She notes:
Friday, January 23, 2015
The Courtroom Tablet - Microsoft Surface Hub
One of the most interesting thing that was announced by
Microsoft earlier this week was the Surface Hub 84-inch 4K interactive display
(there will be a 55” size also).
Talk about a tablet! This is one device
that has the potential for everyone in the courtroom to see and use.
This article from Engadget.com describes the systems features. It includes a the pressure
sensitive stylus that allows the user to change colors and line thickness,
built-in cameras with Skype for Business video and desktop conferencing, and
the ability to wirelessly connect with any “Miracast-enabled device” so that when Windows10 is released, one will be able to download images from the screen to save for
archive/evidence.
It was reported that it will be available later in 2015.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
This and That in Court Technology - January 2015
A new CTB template and other court technology news is noted in this month's post.
New Court Technology Bulletin Template
You might notice that the CTB looks different. In celebration of its fifth year as a Google Blogger blog we decided the go with a new cleaner look. There is a new blog masthead thanks to one of our talented NCSC graphics designers, Elizabeth Maddox. We have also gathered all of our links and resources together on one page so that there is a “one-stop” place to find things that are useful to the court technologist. We hope you like it.
You might notice that the CTB looks different. In celebration of its fifth year as a Google Blogger blog we decided the go with a new cleaner look. There is a new blog masthead thanks to one of our talented NCSC graphics designers, Elizabeth Maddox. We have also gathered all of our links and resources together on one page so that there is a “one-stop” place to find things that are useful to the court technologist. We hope you like it.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Internet Access to Court Records Upsets Canadians
According to an article in The Globe and Mail newspaper, “(o)ver the past year, close to 100 people have complained to the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII), after coming across legal decisions that mention their names through Google searches. The rulings are public information, but most are shocked to see the details of their court cases – often family law, criminal or immigration matters – on the Internet for anyone to read.”
Friday, January 2, 2015
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Orange County, California E-Filing Benefits Reported
Orange County Courthouse |
Friday, December 19, 2014
This and That in Court Technology – December, 2014
Nevada Chief Justice Mark Gibbons |
Friday, December 12, 2014
A Recommended E-Courts 2014 Session
Having just returned home from the excellent E-Courts 2014 conference, I would like to recommend a particular session on digital preservation.
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