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Connecticut Law Tribune

Criminal Courts Need to Revamp Jury Trial Notice System

By | February 27, 2017
A week's worth of notice would be sufficient for an attorney to reschedule their obligations and to prepare for trial. This would obviate the need for attorneys to rush around at the last minute to accommodate various courts and placate a number of clients.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Texas Launches Its Own Version of PACER, But Only a Few Lawyers Will Have Access

re:SearchTX is designed to allow attorneys to access civil case records in any of the hundreds of district and county courts in all of Texas' 254 counties.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

State Moves to Buy Ex-Judge's Court Software for $4.5M

Tucked within the judiciary's $15 million capital budget request for 2017-18 is what the Office of Court Administration deemed a fair price for a former town justice's company, Service Education Inc., which makes The CourtRoom Program, already used by about 95 percent of the state's local courts.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Launches Its Own Version of PACER, But Only a Few Lawyers Will Have Access

A dream recently came true for many for Texas lawyers as a database has been created that keeps track of all state and county court civil pleadings, much like the federal court's beloved Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER). And the Texas Supreme Court just approved a rule that grants access to the new state system, but only to a few attorneys.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Excellence Initiative' Slashes Case Backlogs, Delays in State Courts

New York state courts have been "performing better as a whole" during the first year of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore's Excellence Initiative, according to a report issued Wednesday.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

DiFiore Looks Inward to Extol Court Improvements in Annual Address

Janet DiFiore kept the focus of her first State of the Judiciary address Wednesday almost entirely on the internal workings of the state courts and her efforts so far as chief judge to improve their efficiency.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade Circuit Chief Re-Elected

Circuit Judge Bertila Soto ran unopposed for a third term.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Courts Plead With California Governor for $159M in More Funding

Judges and executives representing 49 trial courts are calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to add $159 million to the judiciary's budget, saying his hold-the-line spending plan will lead to employee layoffs and courtroom closures.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Bessen Takes Helm as Chief Judge of Fulton County State Court

Bessen's transition comes as the court implements a new e-filing system incorporating other branches of the county's justice system.
9 minute read

The Recorder

State Bar of California to Adopt Court Technology Platform Odyssey

The State Bar of California is looking to the court technology platform to bolster its regulation of bar members. Here's a look at the tool.
7 minute read

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