Feb 10, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Top Stories
Michael J. Korn
With more and more court proceedings, including trials, being conducted online, the Bar’s Rules of Judicial Administration Committee will be looking at how exhibits, which used to be carried to the courtroom, can be submitted electronically.
The RJAC briefly discussed the issue at its January meeting and committee member Tom Hall, liaison to the Florida Courts Technology Commission, updated the FCTC at its February 5 meeting.
In a separate interview, RJAC Chair Michael Korn said the issue is being assigned to a subcommittee and he hopes to have a report ahead of the committee’s next scheduled meeting in June.
Clerks of court throughout Florida have announced dates for their 2021 Operation Green Light events. Operation Green Light is a driver license reinstatement event held annually to reduce the number of driver license suspensions and give individuals with suspended driver licenses the chance to save on certain fees. “With many Floridians struggling financially, events like Operation Green Light are as important as ever," said Chris Hart IV, chief executive officer of Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers. "Last year, Florida’s clerks of court helped residents save thousands in collection fees through virtual driver license reinstatement events. This clerk of court initiative reduces the burden on Floridians who are simply trying to do the right thing by paying back their obligations to the courts. More importantly, it helps those people regain driving privileges, so they can begin to move on with their lives.” In Florida, driver licenses can
Dec 11, 2020 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Top Stories
E-filing authority also looks at uniform document descriptions and e-service lists
Electronic court filings for November were slightly down from October but slightly ahead of those in November 2019, according to figures presented to the Florida Courts E-Filing Authority.
The authority, which manages the court system’s statewide e-filing portal, got filing figures at its December 10 meeting. The authority also received reports on making portal document titles uniform between counties and ensuring that case e-service lists used by the portal and those in court records are the same.
Overall, for November just over 2 million documents were filed through the portal, compared to 2.36 million in October and just under 2 million in N