By: Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology, Office of Judicial Administration Text messaging has become an important tool for judges who continue to look for ways to improve customer service and bring the courts into the 21st century. Victim Safety Trial courts began using text reminders in April 2011. At that time, the statewide Protection Order Registry, a Registry of all protection orders … [Read more...] about Court Text Messaging Alerts and Reminders
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Technology Update
By Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology, Office of Judicial Administration Court records and documents online Today, we can do everything online from paying bills to accessing our medical records and scheduling our next appointment with our doctor. We can even buy a car online and have it delivered to our door! Courts and clerks make every effort to keep up with the times. Since 2007, … [Read more...] about Technology Update
Odyssey: A case management system for every court
By Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology, Office of Judicial Administration Case management systems In the State of Indiana there are close to 400 courts serving the state’s 92 counties. Approximately 300 of those are trial courts; the remaining courts serve smaller units of government: cities, towns, or townships. Although the types of cases these courts handle varies, meticulous records a … [Read more...] about Odyssey: A case management system for every court
Together, Let’s Stay CDL Compliant
By Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology and Annette Page | Project Manager for Trial Court Technology National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) mission statement: Save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity. In 2016, among the estimated 145,000 people injured in … [Read more...] about Together, Let’s Stay CDL Compliant
E-Filing: A Game Changer on How Courts Conduct Business
By Mary DePrez, Trial Court Technology Indiana’s Statewide e-filing project began in August 2015 when Hamilton County took a leap of faith and became the first county to test drive e-filing in their trial courts. We have made great strides since then but continue working to achieve the goal of statewide e-filing. We are pleased to report that we are ahead of our target date of making e-filing available in every c … [Read more...] about E-Filing: A Game Changer on How Courts Conduct Business