Courts process, file, access and eventually, store paper, lots of it. It is cumbersome, time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive to make paper products, to copy documents, to mail pleadings and notices, to maintain open files, and to store closed files. Lawyers, judges, and clerks, have all wondered: will this avalanche of paper ever end? The answer is a resounding YES! Thanks to advances in electronic t … [Read more...] about Indiana Supreme Court Gives Stamp of Approval to Lake County and Marion County Electronic Filing Plans
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Revisiting the Vision
The state of Indiana trial court technology ten years after JTAC’s founding and a reminder about how we got here in the first place— Two years into the deployment of Indiana's uniform statewide Odyssey case management system (CMS), 51 courts in 19 counties are up and running, managing more than 22% of the state’s caseload. Now, more than 440,000 cases a year are being tracked electronically, stored in a central datab … [Read more...] about Revisiting the Vision
Help is at Hand
Senior Judges Can Ease the Burden of Crowded Court Calendars - Let's suppose you opened your mail this morning and found a catalog full of interesting classes being offered next year by the National Judicial College. Or perhaps your spouse called with the news that your son or daughter was finishing special military training at Pensacola next month and wanted you to visit and share the two free days before shipping … [Read more...] about Help is at Hand
Supreme Court Website Helps Courts Manage Self-Represented Litigants
Almost every trial judge knows that there is a growing number of litigants who represent themselves in court, either by choice or because they cannot afford to hire attorneys. In 2008, more than 400,000 people represented themselves in Indiana trial courts. Those individuals may go to court without the benefit of an attorney, but that doesn’t mean the self-represented litigant must do so without some guidance. The … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Website Helps Courts Manage Self-Represented Litigants
It's a Small World After All
Judicial Conference in Australia Identifies Issues of Common Concern to Courts in all Countries. Some of the issues facing the judiciary are the same the world over, while others differ dramatically from country to country. I recently encountered these similarities and differences at the conference of the International Organization of Judicial Training (IOJT) held in Sydney, Australia in October. Countries as … [Read more...] about It's a Small World After All