A New Era in Court Process Automation

A variety of new projects are making advances in court process automation helping litigants more effectively navigate the legal system. The Filing Fairness Project, for example, is an effort to simplify court filing processes for self-represented litigants. Others are building infrastructure for pro bono services, and improve access to and the administration of justice with readily available technology.

This panel will address the following questions:

• • How can common data definitions and formats simplify and automate processes?
  • Promulgating a common data and format dictionary for disparate terminology across jurisdictions will enable automation, ensure “correct on capture” data, and facilitate creation of standards-based self-help tools for SRLs.
  • How can courts and, where necessary, legislatures make the shift to enable technology to simplify and bring greater fairness to court processes? How do the civil procedure principles of “just, speedy, and inexpensive determination” apply to these technology advancements?</div

Moderated by: Mark Chandler, Stanford Law School