Courts appoint individuals from Guardian ad Litem/Court-Appointed Special Advocates (GAL/CASA) programs to advocate for the best interests of children in child abuse and neglect proceedings, as well as in other types of cases. Thanks to additional funding from the Indiana General Assembly, the State Office of GAL/CASA (Guardian ad Litem/Court Appointed Special Advocates) purchased Optima, a web-based case management … [Read more...] about GAL/CASA programs implement statewide Case Management System
Court Technology
Odyssey Interfaces: Front, Back, and In-Between
Since December 2007 when Odyssey – the statewide court case management system – was first deployed to the courts in Monroe County and Washington Township, Court Technology has worked to develop various interfaces between Odyssey and other data systems. This work was done in an effort to improve the completeness and accuracy of shared information and to eliminate the need for users to enter the same data into multiple … [Read more...] about Odyssey Interfaces: Front, Back, and In-Between
A good beta: mycase.in.gov
In January, the Supreme Court’s trial court technology staff launched a new version of the mycase.in.gov website. The goal is simple: provide a mobile-friendly site to the public for searching cases and a platform for offering more services in the future. The site still needs work, and because it’s tapped into such a large and varied database, it was launched as a beta (work in progress) to solicit input from use … [Read more...] about A good beta: mycase.in.gov
New timesaving feature in Odyssey
Court revenue information collected by a clerk using the Odyssey case management system will automatically be imported into one county-wide court revenue report for all circuit and superior courts (revenue for the city, town, and Marion County Township courts using Odyssey will still be imported into individual court revenue reports). This enhancement eliminates the need for the report preparer to run a revenue … [Read more...] about New timesaving feature in Odyssey
Additional Thoughts and Observations on E-Filing
E-filing has been a welcome and relatively easily implemented improvement in the way trial courts do business. It makes us more accessible to the public and it allows us substantial efficiencies in work flow and processing. Chief Justice Loretta Rush was correct when she noted in her 2015 State of The Judiciary Address that “e-filing would transform the way Hoosiers interact with the courts.” I would add that e-fi … [Read more...] about Additional Thoughts and Observations on E-Filing