Friday, April 28, 2017
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Handwritten Signatures - "Now a Punchline" - Part 4
There is a new example in our continuing series on traditional handwritten signatures being used to fake court documents has surfaced. More below.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
This and That in Court Tech – April, 2017
Illinois' Abraham Lincoln statue in London |
In this round-up of news, we hear about E-filing in Illinois, Identity Theft in Alabama, the NAJIS annual conference, Foxit PDF on forms, warnings about legal chatbots, an article on court/legal algorithmic projects, and an interesting cloud adoption survey results article.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Sponsorship opportunities at CourtHack 2.0
NCSC will be hosting CourtHack 2.0 April 22-23, 2017 at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Participating teams will come together from a variety of sources: universities, not-for-profit development groups, industry, courts, and individuals gathering and forming teams on site. We anticipate around 150 participants, dividing into about 30 teams. Court experts from across the county, including judges, court administrators, and court CIOs, will participate as mentors, providing insight into the issues and the potential benefits to both courts and the communities they serve.
The challenge sets for CourtHack 2.0 include:
- Fairness in Fees, Fines, and Bail Practices
- Fairness: Leveling the Playing Field
- Understanding Customer Experience
- Translating Legalese to Folksonomy
- Social Support for Families in Crisis
- Wildcard! Closing Gaps in the Court System
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Time is running out - register now for the 2017 Court Industry Summit
If you are a solution provider to courts, you don't want to miss this opportunity to have an open and candid dialog with thought leaders from the judicial branch and your private-sector peers.
This event will be hosted by the NCSC and facilitated by the IJIS Institute's Courts Advisory Committee. Organizations who are members of IJIS receive a registration discount.
Topics will include technology trends, disruptors, and next-generation court technology standards with perspectives from leaders in federal, state and local courts. You and your industry peers will also have the opportunity to share your perspectives on trends and technologies courts should be considering.
The summit will be held April 19-20 at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal in Princeton, NJ. For more information and to register, go to http://www.ncsc.org/Conferences-and-Events/Industry-Summit-2017.aspx.
Today (March 29) is the last day to get the group rate at the hotel - go here to make your reservations.
This event will be hosted by the NCSC and facilitated by the IJIS Institute's Courts Advisory Committee. Organizations who are members of IJIS receive a registration discount.
Topics will include technology trends, disruptors, and next-generation court technology standards with perspectives from leaders in federal, state and local courts. You and your industry peers will also have the opportunity to share your perspectives on trends and technologies courts should be considering.
The summit will be held April 19-20 at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal in Princeton, NJ. For more information and to register, go to http://www.ncsc.org/Conferences-and-Events/Industry-Summit-2017.aspx.
Today (March 29) is the last day to get the group rate at the hotel - go here to make your reservations.
Friday, March 24, 2017
Daniel Lewis on Judge Analytics
This week we are happy to share a new interview with Daniel Lewis, CEO and Co-founder of Ravel Law on their new Judge Analytics system.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Some More Thoughts on CMS Data Conversion
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
This and That in Court Technology – March, 2017
Time for another round-up of court technology related items. In this edition we remind everyone of the CTC 2017 proposal deadline, the Wyoming courts need to increase their Court Automation Fee, an online paperless court savings calculator, an argument for AI technology to replace juries in the future, and a story about "Amy Ingram", a digital scheduling assistant "bot" program.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
CTC 2017 Call for Proposals
Salt Lake City, Utah skyline |
The Court Technology Conference (CTC) 2017 will be held September 12-14 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Salt Palace Convention Center. If you know CTC, you know our tradition of bringing new perspectives to techy tools for the court profession. This year we are reaching out to the court community for session ideas that will energize teams of administrators, technologists, and judges to attend our education program.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
CTC-2017 Program Development Survey
Our conference planners for the upcoming CTC-2017 to be held in Salt Lake City from September 12-14, 2017 are asking for your help. They have posted an online survey to gather your ideas to make the conference the best it can possibly be.
Also, conference registration is open and available at http://www.ctc2017.org/Registration.aspx
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Cell phones out of control? Call Yondr.
Fed up with cell phones in your courtroom? Concerned about the surreptitious recording of witnesses, undercover agents and/or jurors? Are your jurors accessing cell/mobile devices when they shouldn't be? Are witnesses in your courtrooms communicating via text when they shouldn't be? At the E-Courts 2016 conference we learned about Yondr, a company that provides a new and different solution for cell/mobile phone device security in courthouses and secure facilities.
Friday, February 10, 2017
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Machine Intelligence Analyses Judges
I have predicted for a very long time that the “market research” that started with consumers in the 90’s with the advent of the Internet would be coming to the courts. LexisNexis made it official this week in their press release “LexisNexis Integrates Lex Machina Legal Analytics into Lexis Advance Online Legal Information Solution”
What does this mean? I will begin the discussion below.
Friday, January 27, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
CourtHack 2.0 Coming - Spring, 2017
Robot lawyers that help file court appeals and geo-positioning technology that alerts police officers when court orders are being served in their area are just two of the innovative technologies developed at NCSC’s first CourtHack in 2016. It was so successful that CourtHack 2.0 is being held April 22-23, 2017, at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. CourtHack aims to attract the brightest legal minds, technologists, entrepreneurs, and others to compete in a 30-hour hackathon to develop technologies to improve the administration of justice. Court experts, including judges, court administrators, and court CIOs from across the country, participate as mentors and advisors.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
This and That in Court Technology – January, 2017
Just like the National Football League (USA style pictured here), there is a lot of news regarding digital transformation. The edition has notes on an American Bar Association report on E-Briefing, Nebraska appellate court E-filing, a Robot Lawyer application for parking tickets, a RAND corporation report on “Future Proofing” justice, commentary on potentially opening California legal publication, and a couple of technologies that need to be sent to the trash bin.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Friday, January 6, 2017
Court Tech Research & Training News – January, 2017
There have been several interesting articles, and research published related to court technology topics over the past several months. In this post, we share articles on Decision Making, Online Access to State Judicial Systems, Evaluating the Use of Videoconferencing Technology in Domestic Violence Ex Parte Hearings, Blockchain technology as a regulatory technology, and a Free Webinar on Cybersecurity coming up on January 18, 2017.
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
E-Courts Conference Presentations Video Available
Last weeks E-Courts Conference had an outstanding set of educational sessions. They are now available online at:
http://www.e-courts.org/Media/Videos.aspx
I particularly enjoyed the sessions that offered solutions including::
There are great ideas in all of the conference sessions, and if you weren't able to attend, or would like to share them with your court, you can now do so. Congratulations to all for a great conference.
http://www.e-courts.org/Media/Videos.aspx
I particularly enjoyed the sessions that offered solutions including::
- Using Predictive Analysis to Prevent the Financial Exploitation of Elders
- Three Real-World ODR Implementations
- Litigant Portals
- CourtHack Winners
- Building Better Court Websites - and Beyond
- New Models for Court Scheduling
- Electronic Courtrooms in Pierce County, Washington
There are great ideas in all of the conference sessions, and if you weren't able to attend, or would like to share them with your court, you can now do so. Congratulations to all for a great conference.
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Kentucky Pretrial Services Virtual Tour
Via the December, 2016 SJI Newsletter
Hosted by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), the Pretrial Justice Center for Courts is a national collaborative initiative featuring the latest efforts to develop and improve pretrial services. Recently, Kentucky Pretrial Services launched a virtual tour aimed at fellow pretrial service providers and those stakeholders new to the Kentucky Court of Justice process.
Monday, December 12, 2016
Watch e-Courts Conference Live
You may not have been able to get yourself to Las Vegas for the SOLD OUT e-Courts 2016, but you can still participate in the conference. NCSC is broadcasting a free live stream so everyone in the court community can take it in.
Program highlights includes: Keynote speaker Gary Marchant at 11:45 am (eastern) on Monday; three examples of online dispute resolution implementations at 5:45 pm (eastern) on Monday; and how to build a better court website at 12:35 pm (eastern) on Tuesday. The complete agenda is available on the eCourts conference website at www.e-courts.org
If you see this post on time you can click here to watch the online video stream.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Online Identity, Verified?
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During the fantastic Law and Courts in an Online World conference in Melbourne, Australia the subject of online identity verification came up. So I looked to see what services are potentially available to E-filing services and courts?
Friday, November 18, 2016
My Favorite Browser Extensions
The CTB has been delving into a lot of serious subjects lately. So I thought it was time for a little fun. In this post, I share a note about my favorite Google Chrome browser extensions.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Maryland Courts Release Law Help Mobile App
Thanks to our good friend Bonnie Hough we learned that the Maryland Judiciary has a free mobile app that provides easy access to tools and resources to aid Marylanders in using the courts and getting legal help. The Maryland Law Help app includes: self-help videos, court form finders, direct links to CALL or CHAT directly with an attorney at the Md. Courts Self-Help Center, access to the People's Law Library and court legal help pages, as well as information on law libraries, mediation and language access. The app is available for Apple and Android devices through the App Store and Google Play. For more information see: http://mdcourts.gov/legalhelp/mobileapp.html
Congratulations to the Maryland Judiciary for some great work.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
This and That in Court Technology – October, 2016
Microsoft Surface Studio |
It was a busy month in court technology. In this post we share news about judicial decision prediction system, a court rejecting e-signed documents, a new online traffic ticket mediation implementation, several Microsoft related technology announcements, and last call for the Australia legal and court technology conference registration.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Law Firms as an Electronic Filing Service Provider
We are pleased to share the following article by Mr. Dallas Powell, President of Tybera, Inc., an E-filing services company. In the article he shares their experience with law firms and government agencies connecting directly to the court's EFM (E-Filing Manager) services.
Friday, October 14, 2016
US Federal Courts PACER Fees Litigation
US Federal Courthouse Las Cruces NM |
An article posted at qz.com (Quartz) discusses the court case regarding fees for the public use of the US Federal Courts PACER system. The article notes:
“the paywall that surrounds Pacer is facing what may be its most serious test since the service emerged 28 years ago. Judge Ellen Huvelle of the US district court in Washington DC is expected to decide in the coming days whether a lawsuit accusing the government of setting Pacer fees at unlawfully high rates can proceed.
The case, which is seeking class-action certification, is being led by three nonprofits: the National Veterans Legal Service Program, the National Consumer Law Center, and the Alliance for Justice. Each group says it has downloaded documents from Pacer and incurred charges alleged to exceed the cost of providing the records. All say the setup violates the E-Government Act of 2002, which authorizes the judiciary to “prescribe reasonable fees”—and which the plaintiffs argue should limit the government to charge users “only to the extent necessary” to make the information available.”The full article is worth reading because it provides some explanation of fee waivers and, the total amount of revenue generated that supports court automation that is not provided by Congress in budget appropriation. We would also point out that there are additional issues such as costs relating to data privacy, redaction, and management that are not addressed in the article.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Court Case Management Systems Part 18: Decision Support
In the previous post in our series we discussed Court Case Management Systems (CCMS) Dashboards that support case process, management information, and decisions. In other words, information that makes our “court process factory” more efficient. And the key purpose of case management is to organize data (and insure completeness) so that it can in turn be converted into information for cases to be adjudicated and decisions rendered.
But what’s next? We think that one part of the answer is to integrate and extend the judicial decision support functionality into the CCMS itself. We explain below…
Friday, September 30, 2016
ROSS – Artificial Intelligent Lawyer
IBM Watson - Home of ROSS |
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
This and That in Court Technology – September, 2016
Attendees enjoying e-Courts |
We share news about the e-Courts 2016 Conference, the Federal Courts test of prisoner electronic access kiosks, news in the search for a quiet keyboard - now in portable form, questions raised about Australian use of court videoconferencing, a Blockchain notarization service, and a new court podcast in Florida.
Friday, September 16, 2016
NCSC Court Tech Positions Announced
The National Center for State Courts - Court Consulting Services Division in collaboration with Technology Services has openings for two positions:
1. Senior Court Technology Consultant, Band W316; Salary depends on qualification.
2. Principal Court Technology Consultant, Band D418; Salary depends on qualification.
Positions are open until filled; however, for first consideration, submit applications by Monday, October 3, 2016 until 5:00 pm. EDT.
To apply for any of these positions, go to our web page at: www.ncsc.org/jobs and click on NCSC domestic jobs. First time users will need to register before applying. Positions are being advertised internally and externally at the same time.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Argentina's Center for Judicial Information
For many years I have been an admirer for the Argentina Judiciary’s Center for Judicial Information website. I think that it is one of the best judicial websites in the world and it is one that should be studied and monitored by other judiciaries. Via our good friend, Mr. Luis Maria Palma, President of E-Justicia Latinoamerica and a Vice-President of the International Association for Court Administration we were able to contact Ms. Maria Bourdin, who late last year was named as head of their Ministry of Communication and Open Government. She was kind enough to answer our questions and share information regarding their excellent court website.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
CSI Announces Intellidact LBX™ Machine Learning Technology
I am happy to share a press release from one of our leading court technology vendors this week. CSI has been working with courts for more than 20 years in support and the development of automated redaction technology. Their new system provides a powerful way for courts to bridge the gap between paper and electronic data. Congratulations to our good friends in Orlando for this significant achievement.
The full press release follows below:
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Michigan Releases Statewide E-Filing RFP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Island_Light_(Michigan) |
On August 25, 2016, State Court Administrator Milton L. Mack, Jr. announced:
“I am pleased to report that the Michigan Supreme Court released a Request for Proposals (RFP) today, seeking a vendor to supply a statewide system that will allow litigants to file cases electronically from anywhere at any time. The RFP also asks that vendors submit proposals for an electronic document management system so that courts can receive and manage e-filed documents.
Release of the RFP is a major step forward in our efforts to help trial courts across Michigan benefit from the potential improvements in efficiency that e-filing can provide, including reduced handling of paper files and reduced need for manual data entry of case information.
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Law and Courts in an Online World Conference – Melbourne, Australia
I am happy to announce that I will be speaking along with good friend Judge Dory Reiling and many others at the Law and Courts in an Online World Conference that will be held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, November 8 & 9, 2016. They have announced that an early-bird discount fee for the conference is available until August 31.
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