The state Supreme Court is creating
a centralized e-filing system for West Virginia's circuit clerks as it tries to
fix widespread problems with record-keeping that contributed to the mistaken
release of an inmate earlier this year.
Chief Justice Brent Benjamin said no ethics rules were violated in
that Kanawha County
He says Software Systems of Morgantown will run the new system. Fourteen counties will be in a pilot program within the next year.
On-Line Information Services of Mobile, Ala., will work with the State Bar to train lawyers before e-filing becomes mandatory.
Currently, four vendors serve the 55 counties with different systems.
Benjamin says the state will fund the installation, maintenance and operation of the new system, and the court will appoint a committee to create and improve it.
He says Software Systems of Morgantown will run the new system. Fourteen counties will be in a pilot program within the next year.
On-Line Information Services of Mobile, Ala., will work with the State Bar to train lawyers before e-filing becomes mandatory.
Currently, four vendors serve the 55 counties with different systems.
Benjamin says the state will fund the installation, maintenance and operation of the new system, and the court will appoint a committee to create and improve it.
