By Mary DePrez, Executive Director | Office of Court Technology Article 1 of the Indiana Constitution proclaims that “all courts shall be open,” that “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to a public trial” and that victims of crime have the right to be “present during public hearings.” How does a court […]
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Senior Judge Portal: Leveraging and Connecting with Judicial Experience
By Mary L. DePrez, Executive Director | Indiana Office of Court Technology The Indiana Courts Information Technology Extranet is a platform for secure data-sharing applications hosted by the Supreme Court. The newest INcite application—the Senior Judge Portal—was released in early June of this year. One of the goals of this application is to connect senior […]
Change for the Better: Protection Orders & Electronic Filing
By Mary L. DePrez, Director & Counsel | Trial Court Technology Standardized forms Indiana courts and clerks have focused their attention on improving and clarifying the laws as well as the actual process utilized to obtain an order of protection. Between 2002 and 2006, the Indiana Judicial Conference Protection Order Committee worked to standardize the […]
Multi-Agency Help for Veterans
Mary L. DePrez, Director & Counsel | Trial Court Technology Department of Veterans Affairs Too many veterans do not utilize the benefits and services available to them through the Department of Veterans Affairs. One goal of Indiana’s veterans courts is to connect veterans with the services they have earned by serving our country. For years, […]
Open data: Demographics in traffic stops available online
By Mary L. DePrez, Director & Counsel | Trial Court Technology Beginning in 2008, Trial Court Technology (TCT) partnered with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) and developed e-ticketing software for use by law enforcement agencies throughout the state. Benefits of Indiana’s Electronic Ticketing System Eliminates handwritten tickets and the need to enter the same […]
Court Text Messaging Alerts and Reminders
By: Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology, Office of Judicial Administration Text messaging has become an important tool for judges who continue to look for ways to improve customer service and bring the courts into the 21st century. Victim Safety Trial courts began using text reminders in April 2011. At […]
Technology Update
By Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology, Office of Judicial Administration Court records and documents online Today, we can do everything online from paying bills to accessing our medical records and scheduling our next appointment with our doctor. We can even buy a car online and have it delivered to […]
Odyssey: A case management system for every court
By Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology, Office of Judicial Administration Case management systems In the State of Indiana there are close to 400 courts serving the state’s 92 counties. Approximately 300 of those are trial courts; the remaining courts serve smaller units of government: cities, towns, or townships. Although […]
Together, Let’s Stay CDL Compliant
By Mary L. DePrez | Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology and Annette Page | Project Manager for Trial Court Technology National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) mission statement: Save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity. In 2016, among the […]
E-Filing: A Game Changer on How Courts Conduct Business
By Mary DePrez, Trial Court Technology Indiana’s Statewide e-filing project began in August 2015 when Hamilton County took a leap of faith and became the first county to test drive e-filing in their trial courts. We have made great strides since then but continue working to achieve the goal of statewide e-filing. We are pleased […]
Indiana Parenting Time Calendar
Over a year ago, the Domestic Relations Committee, chaired by Judge Christopher Lee, teamed up with the Department of Child Services (DCS) to implement an online calendar tool as an option to help parents and the courts establish parenting time with their children based on the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines. DCS currently uses printed yearly […]
Commitment to Data Sharing
Two key initiatives undertaken by Trial Court Technology (TCT) are in the spotlight for playing important roles in the sharing of court data with key stakeholders and the public. Data from the Abstract of Judgment application and the Odyssey court case management system is enhancing the amount and quality of data TCT is now able […]
Abstract of Judgment Data to Improve Criminal History Repository
Note: In the print version of this article, an incorrect date was published. The TCN data field in the Abstract of Judgement application will become a required field on July 1, 2017 (previously noted as April 1). Part 2 Legislative Requirement In the December, 2016 issue of Indiana Court Times, an article focused on legislation […]
Data Sharing Partnership: NPLEx recording methamphetamine-related felony convictions
Legislative Requirement As reported in the Legislative Summary of the March/April 2016 edition of Indiana Court Times, Senate Enrolled Act 161 requires the Division of State Court Administration (“Division”) to report certain methamphetamine-related felony convictions to the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx). The goal is to generate a stop-sale alert to prevent individuals convicted of […]
GAL/CASA programs implement statewide Case Management System
Courts appoint individuals from Guardian ad Litem/Court-Appointed Special Advocates (GAL/CASA) programs to advocate for the best interests of children in child abuse and neglect proceedings, as well as in other types of cases. Thanks to additional funding from the Indiana General Assembly, the State Office of GAL/CASA (Guardian ad Litem/Court Appointed Special Advocates) purchased Optima, […]
