Needs Assessment II. Needs Assessment A. Findings of JCIT Subcommittees and Studies A summary list of findings on the following pages. Judicial officers in rural districts are knowledgeable about IT and often anxious to participate in IT change. Courts would like to provide free public access to some case-level information and documents on the internet, but they are also concerned about the loss of revenue.
Courts are concerned about privacy issues related to court data on the internet.
Courts need one integrated justice solution for all types of cases. Large counties have already made major investments in court automation. The justice of the peace and municipal courts have been given greater responsibility through expanded jurisdiction over recent years. This has increased the numbers of cases in these courts. These have not factors in local funding decisions by county commissioner's court and city councils.