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CTC8 Courtroom Education Sessions
Introduction to Technology Enhanced Trial & Appellate Courtrooms (E-19)
Join Professor Fred Lederer of the Courtroom 21 Project for a comprehensive review of the state of courtroom technology. This general session serves as an introductory session for the more specialized programs that will follow.
Fredric Lederer, Director, Courtroom 21, William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
Remote Appearance, Today & Tomorrow: Part 1: Technology, Law, & Reality; Part 2 - Eliminating Human Presence - The Cybercourt Concept (E-20)
Video conferencing is becoming more important in our society, especially after September 11th, and courts can be expected to increasingly adopt remote appearances. Part One of this program will deal with today and the near future and will address from a pragmatic perspective the technology, law, and current utility of remote appearances via video-conferencing. Part Two, the last third of the program, will address the concept of the Michigan Cybercourt. Modeled on the Courtroom 21 Project’s McGlothlin Courtroom, the Cybercourt provides adjudication potentially without human presence. What implications does the Cybercourt hold for us?
Fredric Lederer, Director, Courtroom 21, William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
Mollie Nichols, Associate Director for Research and Professional Education, Courtroom 21, William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
Technology in High Volume Limited Jurisdiction Courts (E-21)
Most of the public's contact with the courts involves high-volume courts of limited jurisdiction. Technology provides important ways in which such courts can both enhance efficiency and improve the public's perception of the courts. (Full article is available for this session.)
William Kelly, Judge, 62-B District Court, Kentwood, Michigan
San Antonio's High Tech Children’s Courtroom - A Model for the Nation (E-23)
Technology has traditionally been associated with courts of general jurisdiction. Yet those courts that deal specially with children can also benefit from technology - so long as the special needs of children are taken into account. This session will present the experience of the Bexar County Child Abuse and Neglect Court, San Antonio, Texas, a court that is in the process of becoming a model technology-enhanced child-friendly court. The presenters will also address why other courts should consider becoming "child-friendly" as well and how technology can be adapted to that end.
Martin Gruen, Deputy Director for Courtroom Design & Technology, Courtroom 21, William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
John Specia, Judge, Bexar County Court San Antonio, Texas
Elizabeth Bueche, Vice President, 3D/International, San Antonio, Texas
The Evolving World of Court Record Technologies (E-24)
This panel will review the current state of court record technologies including stenographic real-time reporting, voice writing, and electronic reporting and recording. (Full article is available for this session.)
Laurie Burr, Senior Technology Business Analyst, District Court of Maryland, Annapolis, Maryland
Merilyn Sanchez, Director, National Court Reporters Association, Phoenix, Arizona
Fredric Lederer, Director, Courtroom 21, William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
Steven Simon, Deputy Court Administrator, Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orlando, Florida
Courtroom Technology for Litigators and Judges - A Pragmatic Perspective (E-25)
This program will review legal and practice concerns stemming from the use of courtroom technology from the perspective of judges and litigators.
Mollie Nichols, Associate Director for Research and Professional Education, Courtroom 21, William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
Fredric Lederer, Director, Courtroom 21, William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
Courtroom Technology - Design vs. Evolution (E-26)
Depending upon the initial planning, installation of courtroom technology can provide great benefit, or a highly forgettable expensive experience. This session will review two major technology installations in Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit. We will compare and contrast the Orlando courthouse, a major retrofit installation that began with the famed Courtroom 23 and expanded to the entire courthouse, with the Osceloa courthouse, a new courtroom and courthouse wide technology system. The session will include system development and planning; infrastructure issues, including fiber optic and Category-Five cabling; technologies used; user training; support and maintenance; and handling future expansion.
Matthew Benefiel, Court Administrator, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, Orlando, Florida
John Byram, Chief Engineer, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court, Orlando, Florida
Martin Gruen, Deputy Director for Courtroom Design & Technology, Courtroom 21, William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
Technology-Enhanced Litigation Evidentiary and Procedural Issues in the Age of Immersive Virtual Reality (E-27)
The new age of technology-enhanced litigation increasingly presents judges and litigators with both real and perceived legal issues. Professor Lederer will review current and anticipated evidentiary and procedural issues in the age of immersive virtual reality in the courtroom from the perspective of judges and litigators.
Fredric Lederer, Director, Courtroom 21, William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
Mollie Nichols, Associate Director for Research and Professional Education, Courtroom 21, William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia
