Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Thursday, February 20, 2020
This and That in Court Technology – February 2020
Irish Beef Stew |
Thursday, February 13, 2020
JTC Resource Bulletin - Teleservices for Courts
Teleservices is the delivery of services from a distance using telephony and/or digital technologies. There are a growing number of innovative utilizations with a track record of success in both the public and private sectors. Teleservices can be more widely utilized for some court processes, saving courts and the public time and money, better meeting client needs, reducing security risks to medical and behavioral health providers and the public, and improving the public’s access to justice.
Monday, February 10, 2020
E-Courts 2020 Registration is Open
Registration for eCourts 2020 is open. The conference runs December 7–9, 2020, at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. You should register today to book at our lowest block pricing.
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Report on Court Appearances in Criminal Proceedings Through Telepresence
McGlothlin Courtroom - William and Mary Law School
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I had the pleasure of participating, along with many court and academic friends, in the focus group on using Telepresence (video conferencing)for an excellent report released this month from RAND Corporation via their Priority Criminal Justice Needs Program funded by the National Institute of Justice.
More below:
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Legislatures Considering Text Notification Statutes
Our fellow NCSC blog, Gavel to Gavel, posted an interesting article today regarding legislatures in Colorado, Tennessee, and Massachusetts to require... yes, require courts to be able to send reminders to court participants.
Three state legislatures consider programs to require courts notify defendants by text of upcoming court hearings
Bills in three states have been filed in the last month to require state courts (in particular the various administrative offices of the courts) to develop text reminder system.
Friday, January 17, 2020
This and That in Court Tech – January 2020
https://pixabay.com/ |
Court technology news this month includes the Florida court’s E-Notify system, automatic transcription news, US Federal Courts PACER, and observations on how to make access to justice (A2J) work, and digital documentation using AI.
Friday, January 10, 2020
Singapore Chief Justice Maps Court's Tech Future
The New Singapore Courts Tower |
We follow the Judiciary of Singapore closely here at the Court Technology Bulletin. Being a small country, they can take bold steps in their technology portfolio. On January 6, 2020 Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon made his annual Opening of the Legal Year address which highlighted many tech programs.
Friday, January 3, 2020
Protecting Judges with Avatars
A computer-generated image of a young woman |
There is now a potential technical solution to this threat by using lifelike avatars in the video conference to protect the identity of the judge. Now we aren’t suggesting cartoon-like avatars such as you find in video games or mobile phone apps. We are suggesting the use of lifelike avatars that track a person’s facial features, eye movement, and dilation. Not surprising, because of their ownership of Oculus, Facebook is a tech leader here. For an example of the work they are doing in this area see: https://youtu.be/86-tHA8F-zU
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Cyber Safety During the Holidays
The holiday season takes many people out of their usual safe Internet connections and on to public WiFi. The Portland, Oregon division of the US Government FBI posted these following tips to keep you safe from data theft.
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/portland/news/press-releases/tech-tuesdayholiday-travels
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
E-Courts 2020 and an AI Warning
A pair of excellent E-Courts presenters |
Just two quick notes. First, the next E-Courts Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from December 7-9, 2020 at the MGM Grand Hotel which is a huge property. My suggestion is to first mark your calendar and then start shopping and breaking in your walking shoes. You will need them!
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
5G Mobile – The Hype and Reality
I have been confused by all the noise regarding the new 5G mobile (cell) communications systems that are being introduced. There seemed to be so many different and conflicting messages (and hype) about the technology, I thought it was time to try to understand what is going on? I share my findings below.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
LegalXML E-Filing Standard and A2J/ODR
http://bit.ly/2NW0wPJ |
Like the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercial with the tag line “you got chocolate in my peanut butter” there is a great potential synergy between A2J/ODR and court E-filing. Specifically, did you know that the Oasis-Open LegalXML Electronic Court Filing 5.0 standard could be used as an interface into the court’s data by Access to Justice (A2J) and ODR systems? More below.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
2019 ODR International Forum: ‘Online Dispute Resolution is here to stay’
Singapore presentation at ODR 2019 |
“I realized right then that ODR (online dispute resolution) was meant for her,” said White, a panelist at the recent 2019 ODR International Forum.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
This and That in Court Technology – Halloween 2019
In this “busy holiday” edition of the CTB we share news about ODR in Yolo County, California, ideas for finding money for justice programs, yet another ransomware attack, a new institute on Speech to Text technology, Alexa voice response for juror information in Orlando, Florida, a report on court digitization in the Dallas, Texas Municipal Court, a new Oasis-Open standard for digital signatures, a “blueprint” report from England and Wales on digital justice, and the Sweden judiciary exploring interactive decisions.
Friday, October 25, 2019
Friday, October 11, 2019
Tech Interns for Courts: Some Ideas
Over the years I have had some excellent interns that worked for me in Arizona, on international projects, and here at the NCSC. It seems that, not surprisingly, all of them went on to good careers. In this week's post, I will share some project ideas for your potential interns and second, some tips to make their experience a rewarding one.
Friday, October 4, 2019
CTC 2019 Session Videos Available Online
The NCSC is happy to share sixteen Court Technology Conference 2019 educational sessions. The full list of CTC educational sessions is available here so you can see what you missed and start to build your justification to attend either E-Courts 2020 or CTC 2021.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
This and That in Court Tech – September 2019
In this month’s compendium, we have a lot of news and comments about electronic documents. The posts discuss online “phishing” scammers using fake legal documents, an audit report on the UK Court Modernization Program, a PDF standard implementation announcement by Microsoft, another court filer document redaction problem, the new public Texas court document portal, the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act and a personal note on Judge Dorothy Nelson.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Judge Rose Zamora Awarded McMillan Scholarship at CTC-2019
Jim McMillan and Judge Rose Zamora at CTC-2019 |
We are pleased to share that Judge Rose Zamora from the New Braunfels Texas Municipal Court was awarded the McMillan Scholarship at the CTC 2019 Conference for her innovations. Much more below:
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Thursday, September 12, 2019
OASIS Litigant Portal Draft Standard Review
OASIS and the OASIS Litigant Portal (LP) TC are pleased to announce that Litigant Portal Exchange Version 1.0 is now available for public review and comment.
The Litigant Portal Exchange 1.0 (LPX 1.0) standard consists of a set of non-proprietary message specifications and data models, along with clarifying explanations, to promote interoperability between litigant portal systems, courts, legal assistance providers and related systems. Portal modules are designed to provide assistance to self-represented litigants.
Monday, September 9, 2019
Criminal Justice System Information – A NoSQL Solution
Cards used in Bletchley Park during WWII |
By James E. McMillan, Principal Court Management Consultant, National Center for State Courts
Summary: I think that I have found a solution for one of the most difficult problems in justice systems: the criminal case information data model and coinciding information accuracy. I understand that this is a bold statement and therefore the following article explains it in some detail.
The problem with tracking criminal case information from inception (incident or indictment), through the process and subsequent consequences and compliance have always been complexity. Criminal and juvenile case data includes charges, modifications, findings, orders, fines and restitution payment, and behavioral/remediation compliance that change and reconfigure in non-specific ways. The graphic from a SEARCH Group Report below shows some of the data and workflows involved.
Thursday, September 5, 2019
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