Also in attendance were Nancy Sullins, attorney to the Supreme Court s Rules Committee and Virginia Kirk, a former member of the Committee. Mr. Rosen asked the members for clarification on posting on the WSBA web site of the minutes and other matters relating to the Committee s activities. This motion carried. Virginia Kirk, a former member of the Committee who chair a subcommittee on technology issues last year, attended the meeting to give the members an update on current projects that may affect the rules of court. State law allows official clerks records to be kept in electronic format.
King County is in the process of transferring files from paper form to electronic form.
Upcoming will be the possibility of filing documents electronically, although paper filings will not be prohibited. Ms. Mindenbergs asked for volunteers to serve on a technology subcommittee. The purpose of the subcommittee would be to explore further what is going on in this area and to determine what changes in the civil rules might be necessary to accommodate electronic filing and service and other related technological developments. One thought expressed was that changes to the state rules should be general, with specifics left to local rule. Ms. Kirk agreed to act as a resource and advisor to the subcommittee.