The CTB received several interesting articles at the end of the year.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Monday, December 9, 2013
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:
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
North Carolina Court Technology Said to be Outdated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.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Information Systems Security Primer – Part III
Here is the third part of Fortune 100 Corporation Security Director Ken Lobenstein’s primer on computer security.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Making the Record: Utilizing Digital Electronic Recording Paper Released
Monday, October 28, 2013
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.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
Handwritten Signatures – Now a Punch Line, Part 2
Another example that judicial signatures cannot be reliably used to verify court orders occurred when Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida Chief Judge, Belvin Perry’s signature was forged on fraudulent court orders resulting in the freeing of two prisoners convicted of murder.
In the AP/USA Today article – “Men who escaped prison with forged papers registered as felons” the judge commented: “One of the things we have never taken a close look at is the verification of a particular document to make sure it's the real McCoy”
We offered some potential solutions in our earlier “Punch Line” article.
In the AP/USA Today article – “Men who escaped prison with forged papers registered as felons” the judge commented: “One of the things we have never taken a close look at is the verification of a particular document to make sure it's the real McCoy”
We offered some potential solutions in our earlier “Punch Line” article.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
SEARCH Group Announces Grant Program
The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics has announced the "Justice Information Exchange Implementation Project Competitive Award" program.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Information Systems Security Primer - Parts I & II
Our good friend, former Court information technology officer and now, Information Security Director at a Fortune 100 multinational corporation, Ken Lobenstein (and author of the popular Twelve Days of Court Tech article) has written a series of short posts on technology security. Here is the first and second parts of the series.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
LegalXML Electronic Court Filing Video and News
Following the recent CTC-2013 Conference the Oasis-OpenLegalXML Electronic Court Filing TC met.
Here are some of the highlights:
Friday, September 27, 2013
Court Case Management Systems Part 11 - The Impact of E-Filing
E-filing is an integral part of new Court Case Management Systems. But how it is implemented to work with CCMS makes all the difference.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Thanks you and CTC Video Online
I want to thank everyone for their good wishes after my son helped the NCSC to establish the Jim McMillan scholarship fund announced at CTC-2013. The announcement video, keynotes and other video is now online at: http://vimeo.com/statecourts And please see the conference website for much more at: http://ctc2013.com/
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Pre-CTC 2013 This and That in Court Technology
CTC-2013 Coming Soon
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Webinar Offered on Wednesday, September 11 on Technologies to Assist the Unrepresented
Webinar Offered on Wednesday, September 11 on Technologies to Assist the Unrepresented
The Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (NTAP) will offer an online workshop looking at web tools that are being used to assist those that have a legal problem and don't have an attorney representing them. will quickly review the building blocks of online self-help: online forms, web chat, and statewide websites and their tools and then focus on new and innovative tools that are coming into place that will be game changers. For more and to sign up to participate click here for the webinar web page.
The Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (NTAP) will offer an online workshop looking at web tools that are being used to assist those that have a legal problem and don't have an attorney representing them. will quickly review the building blocks of online self-help: online forms, web chat, and statewide websites and their tools and then focus on new and innovative tools that are coming into place that will be game changers. For more and to sign up to participate click here for the webinar web page.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
All-in-one PC's Get Better
A quick roundup of our favorite solution for the judge's courtroom bench computer.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Arizona Traffic Ticket and Complaint e-Citation Program
The Arizona Courts have developed a program to support the use of e-Citation systems in the state. The program manager explains their system, approach, and benefits.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Another Handy Standard – CMIS
Content Management Interoperability Services standard (CMIS) should be considered as part of your future document content planning
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Court Tech Notes and News
After our summer break, here are some notes and news that accumulated in the interim.
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
North Carolina Announces CIO Position
The NC Administrative Office of the Courts seeks a business focused technology leader to develop and implement the next generation of court technology, while optimizing the current technology portfolio to prepare for future changes.
This and That in Court Technology, August 2013 Edition
News and updates from around the court tech world.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Corpus Christi Municipal Court issues RFP
The City of Corpus Christi “City”, Texas Municipal Court is seeking proposals from qualified Proposers for a MUNICIPAL COURT AUTOMATED CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. The court will also consider jury system functionality as part of this RFP.
Vendors interested in responding will need to register via the Public Purchase website at: http://www.publicpurchase.com/gems/cctexas,tx/buyer/public/home This same website will be used to upload responses to the RFP.
Vendors interested in responding will need to register via the Public Purchase website at: http://www.publicpurchase.com/gems/cctexas,tx/buyer/public/home This same website will be used to upload responses to the RFP.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Texas Modifies Mandatory E-Filing Rules
On June 24, the Supreme Court of Texas issued an amended order requiring electronic filing by attorneys in the appellate courts, district courts, statutory county courts, constitutional county courts and statutory probate courts.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Court Case Management Systems Part 10: Documents
Courts produce documents…lots of documents. So Court Case Management Systems (CCMS) should help to produce and manage them.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Avoiding the Zimmerman Trial Skype Problem
The high profile trial of defendant George Zimmerman in the Florida State Courts had an embarrassing moment with Skype video conferencing on July 3, 2013. There is a way to keep that from happening.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
NCSC Issues RFI for ERP System Solutions
The NCSC is embarking on a mission to implement a software solution that will support improved administrative business processes. Vendors are invited to provide complete ERP solutions, or they may partner with other providers to ensure a complete solution of integrated “best of breed” products. Responses to the Request for Information (RFI) should be submitted no later than July 1, 2013.
Judge Herbert Dixon Shares His Juror "Internet Charge"
The "Googling Juror" is a continual challenge to trial judges. Here is how one addresses the issue in plain language.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Friday, May 31, 2013
This and That Notes in Court Technology - End of May, 2013 Edition
News from CTC-2013, Florida, Bell Labs, NASCIO, Ars Technica, and Ohio…
Monday, May 20, 2013
Connecticut Courts Announce Self-Represented E-Service Enhancements
The self-represented can now access Connecticut State Courts electronic services.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
An Important Report on the Needs of Self-Represented Litigants Released
A significant report has been created and shared by Dr. Julie Macfarlane at the University of Windsor, Canada with results that all courts should consider. Her report is summarized by our good friend, Rob Richards of the Legal Informatics Blog.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Washington State Courts Announce Data Breach
Via Press Release, May 9, 2013
OLYMPIA, WA -- The Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) announced today that a data breach occurred recently on its public website. No court records were altered and no financial data was maintained on the site. However, it has been confirmed that 94 social security numbers were obtained. There is also the potential that up to 160,000 social security numbers and 1 million driver license numbers may have been accessed as well.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
Court Case Management Systems Part 9B: Scheduling and Calendaring
In the previous article we discussed the concept of “buckets” or “slots” that are created so that cases can be assigned in a controlled and orderly manner. And we also discussed the idea of scheduling a team of staff. But there are many additional needs that should be addressed in a modern court calendaring system.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Court Case Management Systems Part 9A: Scheduling and Calendaring
This edition of our Court Case Management Systems series will discuss court scheduling and calendaring. This first part will focus on core functionality while in the next, we will discuss what needs to be done to have scheduling and calendaring systems take advantage of existing and future technology.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
NIEM 3.0 Alpha 2 Draft Open Public Review Announced
The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) working groups have announced a public review of their latest draft standard.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Virginia Courts Announce E-Filing Pilot
Press Release - April 10, 2013
The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia and George E. Schaefer, Clerk of the Norfolk Circuit Court, announce that the Virginia Judiciary E-Filing System (VJEFS), which allows attorneys to electronically file civil actions in circuit court, will be implemented as a pilot program in the Norfolk Circuit Court, beginning April 15, 2013.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
This and That in Court Technology - April 2013
The court tech world has been busy this month, perhaps due to the late arrival of spring?
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