The Portable Courtroom

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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