In the fall of 1998, the Committee developed, and the Supreme Court adopted, a vision of the use of technology in the Judiciary. [Hypertext to Technology Report]. The primary components are:

• maintaining and enhancing the case management systems in use in the trial courts today, called VTADS (Vermont Automated Docketing System);
• making electronic filing and litigation a reality;
• developing a flexible, user friendly, case management information system with appropriate on-line access to both case and case management information; and
• providing electronic tools for word processing, electronic research, communication, scheduling and the like to judges and staff.

Since then a large number of projects have been undertaken to pursue these goals, including replacement of dumb terminals with personal computers and developing a statewide support system, implementing a computer network throughout the Judiciary, the development of a data warehouse, an electronic case file pilot project, and ongoing efforts to coordinate the integration of criminal justice information systems. A summary of these projects can be found in the State of Vermont 5 Year Information Technology Plan, February, 2001.

The chair of the committee is:

Honorable John A. Dooley
Vermont Supreme Court
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-0701

Members Include:

• Hon. Alden Bryan
• Hon. Alan Cook
• Hon. Matthew Katz
• Hon. Patricia Zimmerman
• Lee Suskin, Esq.
• Robert Hubbard, Esq.
• Robert Greemore
• Dean Martin
• Ann Patterson
• Tom Phillips
• Robert Squires