Cutting edge information about technology and the court community.

NIEM Technical Advisory Committee Update
5/9/2008
The NIEM Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) met recently and finished work on several important documents, while continuing work on other key policies.

New Services Task Team Created
5/9/2008
The Global Infrastructure/Standards Working Group (GISWG) has initiated a Services Task Team (STT) for the Justice Reference Architecture (JRA).

Joint Technology Committee Approves E-Filing Standard Update
5/9/2008
The Joint Technology Committee (JTC) of COSCA and NACM recently approved the use of the OASIS LegalXML Electronic Court Filing (ECF)Standard Version 3.1

E-Courts 2008 Conference
1/7/2008
Just a reminder to put the E-Courts 2008 Conference on your calendar for December 8-10, 2008 in Las Vegas at the Bally's Hotel.

New CMS Makes Strides in California Courts
4/9/2008
A press release from the Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts describes progress on their CMS project.

Federal Courts IT Initiatives for 2008
3/26/2008
The Third Branch newsletter for the US Federal Courts notes Local IT Initiatives that were funded.

Law Librarians Share their Experience with Wireless Network Services
6/27/2006

Uniform Electronic Discovery Rules website
2/12/2008
The University of Pennsylvania Law School, Biddle Law Library is hosting a website containing information on the Uniform Rules Relating to the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information.

Court Programs Recognized
7/9/2007
The Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation recently recognized two court programs.

Joint Technology Committee Approves E-Filing Standard Update
5/9/2008
The Joint Technology Committee (JTC) of COSCA and NACM recently approved the use of the OASIS LegalXML Electronic Court Filing (ECF)Standard Version 3.1

Delaware Courts Expand E-Filing
5/17/2006

AIIM 2008 Report
3/14/2008
Some highlights from the AIIM 2008 Conference and Exposition held in Boston, Massachusetts from March 4-6. 2008.

Trinidad & Tobago Courts use SmartStrip
6/27/2006

NIEM National Training Scheduled
4/16/2008
National training on XML and NIEM is scheduled.

Build It Yourself: The Washtenaw County Michigan Jury ATM
6/19/2006

"Who Killed the Virtual Case File?"
10/15/2007
An article posted by the IEEE discusses the difficulties the FBI has had in developing their "Virtual Case File" and other systems.

Access to Justice 2.0 is Announced
4/10/2008
The Chicago-Kent College of Law, Center for Access to Justice & Technology (CAJT) announces the Access to Justice 2.0 toolkit and training.

NIEM Technical Advisory Committee Update
5/9/2008
The NIEM Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) met recently and finished work on several important documents, while continuing work on other key policies.

Internet Overhaul Begins
2/22/2008
On February 4, 2008, the first small steps toward the implementation of the IPv6 protocol began on the Internet.

Simple But Effective Technology
7/10/2006

Massachusetts Courts Laud Videoconferencing
1/15/2008
The Massachusetts state courts have been using videoconferencing since 1993.

Request for Proposals

North Dakota Judicial Branch Issues RFP
4/9/2008
The Judicial Branch for the State of North Dakota issued an RFP on April 8, 2008 for a new Case Management System.