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National Judicial College Survey of Judges Reveals Strong Support for Electronic Filing as Caseloads Rise
RENO, NV, September 14, 2005 - The National Judicial College announced today that a national survey of state judicial officials reveals strong judicial support for electronic filing and high expectations for receptivity among the legal community.
"For over 40 years, the NJC has provided judicial education and professional development for judges and this survey is another informative example of the type of material we provide justice system leaders," said William F. Dressel, president of the NJC. "E-filing is definitely an important subject for judicial officers to understand, and the NJC is proud to be able to provide greater insight through this research."
The report highlights the key benefits that judges believe e-filing delivers to the court—including reduced volume of paper, better access to information, improved efficiency for clerks, reduced storage needs—as well as potential barriers.
The benefits of e-filing are viewed against the backdrop of the perception from over 70 percent of the judges surveyed that caseloads continue to increase. That increasing caseload results in an avalanche of paper and 85 percent of the judges surveyed believe that the volume of paper they must manage is a growing problem.
More than 1,500 judges, primarily from state trial courts across the country, responded to the survey. The results are published in a report entitled Judicial Survey: Electronic Filing in U.S. State Trial Courts.
"Based on the survey results, we expect to see more courts implementing e-filing in the near future. NJC looks forward to working in collaboration with local and national justice system entities to explore further ways to provide educational material on the subject," said Dressel.
Copies of the report are available upon request or can be downloaded at www.judges.org and at the LexisNexis® site, www.lexisnexis.com/efiling/NJC-E-filing-Report-062205.pdf.
About the National Judicial College
Since 1963, The National Judicial College has been providing judicial education and professional development for our nation’s judiciary as well as for judges from other countries. With a state-of-the-art building located on the historic 255-acre campus of the University of Nevada, Reno, the NJC is the nation’s top judicial training institution – a place where insight and discovery occur each and every day.
During the past 42 years, the NJC has awarded more than 70,000 professional judicial education certificates. With courses held on campus, across the nation and around the world, the College offers an average of 95 courses annually with more than 2,700 judges enrolling from all 50 states, U.S. territories and more than 150 countries.
Programs offered at The National Judicial College have been shaped by more than four decades of innovation in judicial education and are designed to give participants the practical tools needed to effectively serve on the bench. Courses, such as Case Management, Decision Making, Handling Capital Cases and Scientific Evidence, are taught by experts from across the nation. The emphasis is on quality and relevance, while the focus is on the individual needs of each participant.
The University of Nevada, Reno, in partnership with the NJC, is among the first institutions to offer Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in judicial studies. The programs provide a formal academic setting in which trial judges can integrate technical and academic studies to attain an intellectual understanding of the American judiciary.
The College is also home to the National Tribal Judicial Center and the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media, and features enriching international programs, technology-enhanced classrooms and a state-of-the-art model courtroom. The College has an appointed 18-member Board of Trustees and became a not-for-profit (501)(c)(3) educational corporation on January 1, 1978. For more information about NJC programs and services please visit:www.judges.org/.
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leader in comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information and tailored applications. LexisNexis File & Serve gives courts and law firms greater control over case file management. With a robust and secure infrastructure, LexisNexis® File & Serve provides improved access to case documents and streamlines the intake process.
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