JCIT | Subcommittees

JCIT Subcommittees

The JCIT currently has three subcommittees covering the types of e-Filing, Case Management, and Data Standards.

Independently convene and conduct meetings to fulfill the committee charge and distribute appropriate assignments among committee members.
Each committee may rely on previous, relevant work of others to efficiently carry out its mission.
Give an oral progress report to the full JCIT membership at each meeting of JCIT.
Provide a written report on committee activities to the full membership of JCIT once a year.
Provide information relevant to a legislative appropriation request (LAR) prior to August 1, 2009, to be used in formulating the State's FY2012-2013 budget.

Prepare and recommend a business plan that will enable all categories of civil and criminal litigants to file electronically, whether or not they have means to pay, whether they are represented by an attorney or are self-represented, whether they are a private party or a government party, and on either side of any given case. The plan may include alternative means of implementation.
Recommend strategies to broaden the adoption of electronic filing among courts in Texas.
Recommend strategies to broaden the adoption of electronic filing among litigants and their attorney representatives in Texas.
Recommend changes to statewide court rules needed to implement an orderly transition to e-filing for all counties.
Recommend means for the Judicial Branch of Texas to assert appropriate controls over the business of electronic filing.

Recommend cost-effective ways to deploy document-enabled computerized case management systems in all county and district courts throughout Texas, taking into account efforts by partner groups, such as the Conference of Urban Counties and the County Information Resource Agency, to develop case management systems for large, medium, and smaller counties.
funding, education, and support strategies to enable the goal of deployment of document-enabled computerized court case management systems in all county- and district courts throughout Texas.
Review and recommend best practices that effectively use information technology for each business unit of various court types.

Review and recommend national standards which need to be included in technology initiatives.
Recommend rules for how court documents may be provided publicly via court- or clerk websites, and recommend vehicles to provide authoritative guidance (to include statutes and rules of court) on public access to court documents.
Conduct a gap analysis and document justice system workflows in order to ensure that all key data exchange points are identified.
Identify information exchange partners and the business purpose for each.
Review successes and failures where counties have implemented or tried to implement data exchanges and document the lessons learned.
Recommend the comprehensive set of standard case categories needed to enable e-filing of all case types, for use statewide, and recommend vehicles of authority to assure adherence to such standards.
Recommend the comprehensive set of standard document categories as needed to enable e-filing of all document types within all case types for use statewide, and recommend vehicles of authority to assure adherence to such standards.

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Updated: 05-Jan-2011