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Digitising the world’s courts—the US

Published on: 21 March 2017

Table of contents

  • What plans are there for the digitisation of the courts in the US? What types of cases are covered?
  • What has been the motivation for moving towards a more digitised system?
  • What developments have taken place so far?
  • What have the challenges been and how have these challenges been received by practitioners and their clients?
  • What is planned for the future?
  • Has any return on investment (ROI) been seen so far?
  • How has digitisation improved access to justice?
  • Where is the potential for cost savings and efficiency?
  • What is the feedback from court users?

Article summary

Dispute Resolution analysis: Mary C McQueen, president of the National Center for State Courts, discusses the ways in which legal technology has led to increased—and varied—digitisation of the courts in the US and how this is improving access to justice.

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