CourtLink's mission is to provide the public with better access to the nation's courts, while complying with legitimate determinations as to what information is public. Over 300 judges and court managers were in attendance. Of particular note is Vermont's recently concluded study of public access to court documents and adopted rules for public access to court records. Justice John A. Dooley of the Vermont Supreme Court addressed the conference to provide the benefit of that state court's recent experience. His advice was that policy decisions concerning access to court records should be an inclusive process.
Technology is more of help than a problem.
The job is never done- there needs to be a continual assessment of evolving technology. The clear evolving national consensus is that Internet technology is providing the public with greater access to courts inexpensively and with virtually no harm. Thus, More Access is better than restricted access. The public has legitimate need for court records. Technology can provide the pubic with court records more efficiently and at a lower cost.