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Court Computer Information Systems

 

Phone: (570)325-4202
Fax: (570)325-4552

Carbon County's Court Computer System is a state-of-the-art case information and case management system. It has been in operation since 1984 and is continuously refined and upgraded. Major applications include Criminal, Civil, Juvenile, Domestic Relations Case Processing; Jury Selection and Management; Court Collections; and Court Scheduling.

The Court Computer Information Systems staff assures that the computer systems remain up and running twenty four hours a day with full technical support.

The Court Computer Systems Director is responsible for computer/network operations and management, technical services, design and implementation of automated data processing systems, and design and maintenance of the Court's Web page.

The Court Computer System operates on a Dell PowerEdge server which functions as a dedicated file server for a UNIX operating system. All Court and Court related offices are networked through this system. This unique and fully integrated system allows all Court and Court Related offices to share ONE DATABASE for the input and dissemination of information. All information becomes immediately available on-line after it is placed in the database by any Judge or Court department.

Additionally, both Judges and their staffs are networked through a LAN network system. This network is PC based running primarily in a Windows NT environment and uses Microsoft Word 2000 for word processing and MS Excel 2000 for statistical and budgetary purposes. Several departments also have Internet access. E-Mail is available for all network users.

High speed Internet Access to Westlaw.com allows the Judges, Law Clerks and Court Administration to research Pennsylvania materials such as Statutes, Appellate Court Cases, Rules of Procedure.

Recently, two computers were added to the Law Library in order to provide electronic legal research materials to the attorneys and to the public. These computers provide access to all legal materials that used to be provided in book format.

REMOTE PUBLIC ACCESS is undoubtedly one of the most popular features of our Court Computer System. Civil and criminal filings, attorneys and court scheduling, and court opinions are accessible free of charge to the public through the use of modems. Public Access is available twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.

The Court's web page was created in 1999. The web page was created to provide Carbon County citizens with access to Court information. The Computer Department eventually plans to give the community access to all public records through the website.

In 2001, the Court Computer Information Systems Department received approximately 1101 phone calls requiring computer related services. A new position of Computer Assistant was added in order to keep up with technological growth in the Court System.

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