2010 "Future Trends in State Courts" Explores Social Media in the Courts
The National Center for State Courts publishes a yearly journal called “Future Trends in State Courts.” Among the topics explored in the 2010 issue is the role of social media/networking in the courts, including “The New Media Project of the Conference of Court Public Information Officers,” by Chris Davey ; “The Role of Social-Networking Tools in Judicial Systems,” by Travis Olson and Christine O’Clock; and “The Changing Media and Its Impact on the Courts,” by Hon. Tom Hodson. Also included in the 2010 issue is an article by Richard Zorza, “Public Libraries and Access to Justice,” and an article by Justice O’Connor that highlights www.ourcourts.org, an educational project that incorporates online games and other interactive media to teach young people about the rule of law. -M [Thanks, Claudia!]
There are many good articles in these Future Trends issue. Some of them cover court culture, and all of them cover court re-engineering. All of the access to justice projects are in effect engaged in redesigning the courts. I strongly encourage anyone working in access to justice issues, to check the 2011 edition.
It would be good to know how the courts are thinking about social media.