Judicial Council of California
Administrative Office of the Courts
303 Second Street, South Tower, San Francisco, CA 94107

Report on the Application of
Video Technology in the California Courts

August 1997

Court Technology Advisory Committee
This report is the work of the Court Technology, Advisory Committee
and may not represent the official position of the Judicial Council of California

Hon. Thomas M. Cecil, Chair
Judge of the Sacramento Superior & Municipal Courts
Hon. Joanne C. Parrilli
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal
Hon. Read Ambler
Judge of the Santa Clara Superior Court
Mr. Michael Roddy, Executive Officer
Sacramento County Superior and Municipal Courts
Hon. Judith Meisels Ashmann
Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court
Mr. Michael Yerly
Clerk,Court of Appeal
Hon. Debra Bowen
Member of the Assembly
Advisory Member
Mr. Alan Slater, Executive Officer
Orange County Superior Court
Mr. Bob Dennis, Executive Officer
Mono County Superior & Municipal Courts

Video Technology Work Group
Mr. William A. Fenwick, Attorney
Fenwick & West
Mr. Richard Johnson, Chair
Deputy Court Administrator
Los Angeles Municipal Court
Mr. John T. Flynn, CIO
State of California Department of Information Technology
Mr. Todd Barton, Executive Officer
Kings County Superior and Municipal Courts
Hon. Judith Donna Ford
Judge of the Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court
Ms. Sandra Bierer, Operations Manager
Mr. Richard Cox, Project Manager
California Department of Corrections
Hon. Thomas E. Hollenhorst
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal
Ms. Mary Davis, Chief Deputy Administrator
San Bernardino Superior and Municipal Courts
Hon. Quentin Kopp
Member of the Senate
Mr. Wayne Low, Administrator
San Leandro-Hayward Municipal Court
Hon. William H. Kronberger
Judge of the San Diego Municipal Court

AOC Staff
Mr. Robert Kuhel, Executive Officer
Central Orange County Municipal Court
Mr. Ron Titus, Manager, Information and Records Unit
Ms. Eileen Chadwick, Court Services Analyst
Hon. Richard C. Livermore
Judge of the San Mateo County Superior & Municipal Courts
 

 Contents

Executive Summary
Introduction and Background
Methodology
Issues
Funding

Minimum Standards, Equipment Compatibility and Configuration

Other Applications

Conclusion

Recommendations to Judicial Council

Appendices
A - Report to the Legislature on Video Arraignment Projects, December 1991
B - Video Arraignment Survey
C - Video Arraignment Programs
D - Funding Sources
E - Video Planning and Evaluation Worksheet
F - Recommended Video Technology Guidelines
G - Reference List