At the April 12^th Stakeholders meeting, attendees were provided with details on enhancements currently in development for two of JTAC’s many technology initiatives.

LaJuan Epperson reported on upgrades being made to the Protective Order Registry (POR) software which are ready to be deployed.  The first enhancement will allow the user the option to print orders in an English/Spanish version, and a second enhancement will allow the petitioner to be notified by text, e-mail or fax that their order has been issued, served, and will terminate.  Additionally, JTAC plans to launch a POR Public Search site this month.  This new site will be piloted by domestic violence advocates throughout the state.Read More

Last weekend the Madison County judges and clerk worked with JTAC to convert their historical case data to the Odyssey Case Management System, and on Monday morning started entering new information in Odyssey.

Today, Odyssey is being used by 72 courts statewide.Read More

JTAC began the pilot phase of the POR Odyssey interface in March 2010. The interface between the two systems was designed to save time and effort.  DeKalb County has processed 208 transactions on 46 separate orders.  This includes adding parties, creating cases, issuing orders, showing service, and setting hearings.  Technically, those 208 transactions were processed only once, rather than in both systems.  “I have found that it has worked very well and I am already seeing significant advantages to having everything come over from the Protection Order Registry to Odyssey,” said Laura Marchus, Assistant Court Reporter in DeKalb Superior Court II.

According to Marty Grimm, DeKalb County Clerk, “DeKalb County proclaims it a successful interface.”

On Friday, March 19^th, POR Advocate Access training was held at the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.  Representatives from St. Jude House, Porter County Stepping Stone Women’s Shelter and the Lake County Sheriff’s Department Victim Assistance Division were in attendance.  Fifty-five agencies throughout the State of Indiana now have the capability to assist their clients in completing the Petition for an Order for Protection and the Confidential Form electronically.  Once a petition is completed and submitted through the Advocate Access, it becomes available to the designated Clerk’s Office.  And as a result, Clerks in 79 counties can import information obtained through the Advocate Access to initiate cases within the Protection Order Registry once the petitioner makes an official filing.    Additional trainings are scheduled.

The latest Indiana Court Times cover story is all about JTAC’s Odyssey deployment and a look back over the last ten years of trial court technology.  The story reminds us why Indiana chose not to undertake a standards-based approach to case management and explains why Odyssey is the right fit for Indiana. Read the story on the new Court Times blog.

Case Study: Hamilton County Odyssey Deployment

Watch a video featuring local Hamilton County staff before, during, and after the implementation of Odyssey.