Moultrie Circuit Clerk Takes on E-Filing
September 24, 2014
New online tool to allow attorneys to file and retrieve case information remotely
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Cindy Braden’s office has undergone an upgrade, so to speak. But it hasn’t only made her office more efficient. It has also provided attorneys a more efficient way to file and retrieve case information without having to travel to Moultrie, which could eventually trickle down to clients in the form of some cost savings.
“Attorneys of record can now access documents electronically through Judici,” said Braden.
“It also means that an attorney in Chicago can file from his office and not make a trip here,” said sixth judicial circuit chief judge Dan Flannell. “The decision to go to e-filing is driven by the clerk in every county. It won’t matter in my view if the presiding judge each county is in favor. If the clerk isn’t, it won’t happen. And this has been Cindy’s project. Frankly, from a court’s perspective, it effects them more.”