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A suggestion. Try to take an iPad or other tablet into a courthouse. Those devices are forbidden in the courthouse in my neighborhood, as are mobile phones. Y

A suggestion. Try to take an iPad or other tablet into a courthouse. Those devices are forbidden in the courthouse in my neighborhood, as are mobile phones. You probably need strong use-cases that DON'T involve in-the-courthouse access. Or you need an influential chief judge or court-clerk department executive in some visible jurisdiction on your board of advisers.

jedgardyson 11y ago
This is 100% correct and agrees with our research. The mobile use case for PDs has a lot to do with them just being able to access their case files electronically from home, something that a lot of their in-house CRMs simply doesn't allow. That being said, a lot of courts are starting to soften up on these standards. For instance, I've been an infrequent visitor to NYC criminal and family courts, and lots of judges already allow the use electronics in the court rooms and some attorneys even use an iPad as their primary reference (but not notetaking) device. Getting an influential CJ/Clerk on our board sounds like a great idea a bit further down the line.
nkw 11y ago
> A suggestion. Try to take an iPad or other tablet into a courthouse. Those devices are forbidden in the courthouse in my neighborhood, as are mobile phones. As a counterpoint, all the courts and jurisdictions I practice in permit attorneys to bring an electronic device into court. (Although may god have mercy on your soul if it should make a noise in court). Several have implemented e-filing and provide wifi in the courtroom for attorneys. One has laptops provided by the court on counsel tables to access the court's filing system and in another the prosecutors have computers in the courtrooms which are on their office's network. Come to think of it I can't think of ANY court I've been in the last 5 years which doesn't permit attorneys to bring in electronic devices. Non-attorneys -- yes, they are not allowed to bring in electronic devices.
imperialdrive 11y ago
SF if pretty good about IPADs in the court... Judges can review case summary and approve docs with electronic signature... it's slick they love it.

jedgardyson 11y ago

This is 100% correct and agrees with our research. The mobile use case for PDs has a lot to do with them just being able to access their case files electronically from home, something that a lot of their in-house CRMs simply doesn't allow. That being said, a lot of courts are starting to soften up on these standards. For instance, I've been an infrequent visitor to NYC criminal and family courts, and lots of judges already allow the use electronics in the court rooms and some attorneys even use an iPad as their primary reference (but not notetaking) device. Getting an influential CJ/Clerk on our board sounds like a great idea a bit further down the line.

nkw 11y ago

> A suggestion. Try to take an iPad or other tablet into a courthouse. Those devices are forbidden in the courthouse in my neighborhood, as are mobile phones. As a counterpoint, all the courts and jurisdictions I practice in permit attorneys to bring an electronic device into court. (Although may god have mercy on your soul if it should make a noise in court). Several have implemented e-filing and provide wifi in the courtroom for attorneys. One has laptops provided by the court on counsel tables to access the court's filing system and in another the prosecutors have computers in the courtrooms which are on their office's network. Come to think of it I can't think of ANY court I've been in the last 5 years which doesn't permit attorneys to bring in electronic devices. Non-attorneys -- yes, they are not allowed to bring in electronic devices.

imperialdrive 11y ago

SF if pretty good about IPADs in the court... Judges can review case summary and approve docs with electronic signature... it's slick they love it.