An electronic filing system should automate the lawyer's work processes and the Clerk's work processes. It is unreasonable to assume that all documents will be electronic. Thus, electronic filing must include a component of document management, storage and access. The workflow must be understood and re-engineered. Jurisdictional and Regional Diversity .
Many courts exist for the resolution of the public's disputes.
These courts also represent multiple states. The public wants to have a single electronic interface with all courts. Supports Dispute Resolution . The documents of a case, the case management elements and the financial elements are only a part of the information that a judge needs to decide a dispute. The judge also needs the facts and the law to decide a dispute.