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Hot Spring County has become a ‘first’ |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 |
From Press Releases
Monday at 11 a.m., state and local dignitaries will gather in the large courtroom at the Hot Spring County Courthouse to mark the completion of Hot Spring County’s participation in the Arkansas Court Automation Project.
The celebration will be attended by Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah, Court of Appeals Judge David “Mac” Glover, Circuit Judge Chris Williams, Circuit Judge Phil Shirron, Circuit Clerk Sue Jones, District Judge Sherry Burnett, District Clerk Melba Russell and others.
The project began in 2002 with the selection of ACS Contexte, provided by Affiliated Computer Systems (a Xerox Company) for managing circuit and district court cases, and ACS Juror for summoning and selecting circuit court juries.
Hot Spring County is the first county in the state to have both circuit and district courts fully automated on the new system.
Hot Spring County officials have played an instrumental role in the success of the Arkansas Court Automation Project through their participation from the project’s inception.
Judges Williams and Burnett and Circuit Clerk Jones have served on the Supreme Court Committee on Automation, which selected the system and guided its implementation.
Jones and District Clerk Russell served on the Core Team for the automation project and underwent extensive training and testing. They were also relied heavily upon to help customize the systems for use in Arkansas Courts.
Implementation of the case and jury management is the cornerstone upon which the Arkansas Supreme Court will build improvements to Arkansas court technology.
In the coming months, the Administrative Office of the Courts will be releasing ACS CourtConnect for online public access to court information and ACS E-Traffic, an online traffic payment module.
The AOC is also engaged in the development of E-Juror, which will allow jurors and potential jurors to interact with the courts over the Internet.
These systems also permit the sharing of justice information with state agencies, including the Office of Driver Services and the Arkansas Crime Information Center. Improving public access to court information, and providing current, accurate and complete information to justice agencies to improve public safety are key tenets of the Arkansas Court Automation Project.
The Supreme Court also expects to begin electronic filing projects, including the filing of law enforcement citations, in Arkansas courts.
As statewide rollout of these systems continues, and as the AOC designs and implements new components of the Arkansas Court Automation System, Hot Spring County judges and clerks will continue to play leadership roles in bringing 21st century technology to the Arkansas judiciary.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 March 2010 )
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