Opinion ID: 2613319
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: the court's opinion infuses instability into the record-keeping system prescribed for the journal and for the judgment roll.

Text: Today's pronouncement is insensitive to the concerns for maintenance of a dependable, stable and symmetrical record-keeping system, [31] which is comprised of several components: the appearance docket, journal, case file and the judgment roll. [32] The last-mentioned record is the court's official memorial and the only medium through which it speaks. [33] All judges and court clerks are integral partners in the maintenance of this system. By requiring slavish obedience to form over substance, the court today fails to offer any guidance either to judges or to court clerks on the proper handling of recordable papers which, though complying with the § 24 standards, utterly fail to meet the § 696.3 criteria. If these memorials continue to be recorded, chaos will carry the day.