In January of this year the four separate probation departments of Clark County, along with Community Corrections, became a new consolidated department as required by Indiana Rules of Court, Administrative Rule 18. The four Clark County Circuit Court Judges (Board of Judges) directed me as the newly hired Chief Probation Officer to improve service delivery, eliminate duplication and develop uniform office … [Read more...] about JTAC Supports Odyssey Supervision Implementation in Clark County
Odyssey
The Last Piece of the Puzzle: Supervision module completes the Odyssey picture
After several months of development and configuration, the Harrison County Juvenile Probation Department deployed the Odyssey Supervision product center as a pilot project in late April 2010. Staff from the Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC), the Indiana Judicial Center, and professional consultants from within the field of probation and community corrections all participated in the project to create … [Read more...] about The Last Piece of the Puzzle: Supervision module completes the Odyssey picture
Latest Version of Odyssey Packed with Features Designed for Judges and Clerks
Courts that use the Odyssey case management system went to work on Monday, April 19 to find the software chock full of new features, many of which were requested by Court and Clerk users. Since the system was initially implemented in December 2007, JTAC and Tyler Technologies have deployed several updates to the Odyssey software. These updates, which you might hear us call “new releases,” include new functionality in … [Read more...] about Latest Version of Odyssey Packed with Features Designed for Judges and Clerks
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
Just the Tax, Ma'am
Supreme Court Case Management System Allows Clerks to Comply with IRS Form 1099 Reporting No one likes to receive a notice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), unless it is notification of a tax refund. But the federal tax code requires the annual reporting of monies paid to non-employees. Many Indiana clerks risk IRS assessment of penalties for failure to report monies paid to attorneys and law firms. Courts and … [Read more...] about Just the Tax, Ma'am