Thomas Clarke
Paul Embley
Diana Graski
Jim Harris
F. Dale Kasparek
Tara Kunkel
John Matthias
Jim McMillan
Larry Murphy
William Raftery
Larry Webster
e-Courts West Conference.
Electronic filing, the migration of the court record from a paper to an electronic format, is revolutionizing the manner in which courts conduct their business with each other, with lawyers, and with their judicial communities. The electronic court record has been the objective of court decision makers since the early 1990s, and the court community has worked toward establishing electronic filing standards using eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML). The judicial version of XML is Global Justice XML (GJXML), which enables lawyers and other users to submit documents to multiple court systems that demand different formats. Other facets of electronic filing include digital signatures, privacy and public access, and document management.
Some courts are accepting files as e-mail attachments. Others are experimenting with one case type, such as civil or small claims, without upgrading their existing systems. And still others are extending their document management systems to allow litigants to file claims remotely. Electronic filing over the Internet is becoming commonplace as more courts seek to reduce costs and make documents more available.Several states have updated their court rules to accept e-filing, and some states have made e-filing mandatory.
Links to related online resources are listed below. Non-digitized publications may be borrowed from the NCSC Library; call numbers are provided.
Presentations from earlier National Court Technology Conferences.
A compilation of the National Association for Court Management's Justice Achievement Awards from 2000.
Evaluation and final report of project introducing electronic filing and access service in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland. JusticeLink was one of groundbreaking electronic filing endeavors.
Scholarship winning paper from the Seventh National Court Technology Conference.
322 pages. This historical guidebook was written primarily for policy makers in the court, government, and law firms who must decide if, when, and how to begin electronic filing. It is written for the lawyers, administrators, technologists, judges, and others charged with making it happen.
Probation and pretrial services offices looking for a way to save time and money, move cases faster, and eliminate paper should take a new look at a familiar system that’s tested, ready, and available right now in the federal courts. Article begins on page 7.