The following article appears on the Fulton County, Georgia website.
Glen Laman is a certified Project Manager
Glen Laman, PMP
Fulton County has just made going to courthouse a little easier. The county has implemented an Electronic Docket Display System which displays scheduled cases on a daily basis. This system assists the public in finding the proper location for scheduled hearings. It replaces the paper dockets normally placed on tables in the courthouse foyers.
Two display units have been installed on the ground and first floors of the Justice Center Tower and a single unit in the Superior Court Administration reception area. These units all show name, time, courtroom and case number for Superior, State and Magistrate court cases. Only morning cases are displayed in the morning and only cases starting in the afternoon are displayed in the afternoon.
The Fulton County Juvenile Court has two display units installed by the elevators on the first floor. To maintain confidentiality, instead of name, a child’s initials are displayed along with file number, case number and courtroom. The Juvenile Court hearing information is updated four times a day, so that in the event a hearing is relocated to another courtroom, the information on display will be accurate.
Going to court is very much like going to the airport to catch a plane. And it can be just as stressful. You have to go through security. You have to be on time and you must be in the right courtroom. And you don’t want to keep the judge waiting. The electronic docket displays are similar to the displays used to show arriving and departing flights at the airport. It is hoped the public will find the Electronic Docket Display System just as helpful.
This new technology is provided through the generous support of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit and District Court Administrator Judy Cramer.
CJIS project manager, Glen Laman, led the project and was ably assisted by CJIS team members Tony Webster and Sam Okeh; Randy Zippel of the Telecom Group; and Steve Gay’s Network’s team of Tyrone Paul, Kenyon Hensler and James Tabor. The system and hardware was provided by INFAX, Inc.
