the portable courtroom
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Law and Information TechnologiesA lawyer specializing in IT law.TRANSCRIPT
The Portable Courtroom
The Case for Paperless Courtrooms
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The Cost of PaperEnvironmental
Space
InefficiencyDuplication
Search
Evidence Integrity
Money
$0.25 x #Pages x #Exhibits x 4 copiesArchive
Access to justice
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IssuesLawyers’ Inherent Conflict of Interest
Printing = profit centersBillable hours
EfficiencyEducation
Courtrooms not designed for technologies
Judges’computer literacyIT Support
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Judges’ responsabilities?Maintain access to justice
Reduce costs
Learn to judge in a paperless environment
Require technologies to be used in the courtroom
- Justice B.T.Granger, The Future is Now, CBA Annual conference, Quebec, July 23, 2008
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Lawyers’ Obligations?Maintain access to justice
Reduce costs
Learn to judge in a paperless environment
Require technologies to be used in the courtroom
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Why TechnologiesReduce
Delays
Costs
Improve Access to justice
Image of justice
Efficiency
Enhance persuasiveness
The Portable CourtroomJustice B.T. Granger, Taking the next step and why you
should, Computer Educational Skills Training Seminar, National Judicial Institute, Halifax, December 11-13, 2007
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DIY CourtroomHardware Minimum Maximum
Laptop $1000 $2000Projector $500 $5000Screen $100 $1000
3 LCD Monitors $100 $300
Switch $50 $200Camera $100 $1000Total ~$2000 ~$9000
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DIY CourtroomSoftware Minimum Maximum
Powerpoint (Verdical, Trial Director, Sanction, Visionary)
- $1000
Litigation support (Summation, Concordance, FTK, Ringtail, Acrobat)
$100 $5000
Total $100 $5000
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DIY Courtroom
Varia Minimum Maximum
Power bars (2) $5 $50
Cords (5) $10 $100
Laser Pointers (3) $0 $100
Total $60 $900
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DIY Courtroom
Varia Minimum Maximum
Hardware $2000 $9000
Software $100 $5000
Varia $60 $900
Total $2160 $15,000
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Issues for lawyersWhich judge has been assigned
For or against technologies
Equipement
Which courtroom
What type of case
Presentation vs e-evidence
When to be techno
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New requirementsCollaboration
Lawyers
Judge
Clerks
Set-up time
Methodology
Standards
Education
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ResourcesABA LTRC: Litigation and Courtroom Technology Info Center
Effective Use of Courtroom Technology: A Judge’s Guide to Pretrial and Trial [PDF]
Effective Use of Courtroom Technology: A Lawyer's Guide to Pretrial and Trial
Using Litigation Support Software in the Courtroom by Justice B.T.Granger [PDF]
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