RESPOND TO YOUR CLASSMATES POST AND PROVIUDE THEM WITH A QUESTION: PROVIDE REFERENCES!

ORIGINAL QUYESTION:

For this discussion, we are going to explore State Court Examine 3 different State Court websites (you can choose which states) and.

• Describe what information is available on each State Court site.
• Tell us which of the three state court websites you think was the most user friendly and informative, and explain why.
• For each of the court system, you selected, determine the status of the electronic filing of cases. Is it allowed? If so for what case types?

In response to your peers: Pick one of the websites highlighted in a classmate's post you did not use yourself. Identify additional positives and negatives about the website.

CLASSMATES POST:

Connecticut Judicial website

I chose Connecticut because I live and work in Connecticut so I should be the most familiar with this site. Prior to this assignment I was already very familiar with it because I use it every day at work.

The information available on this judicial website is vast. You can look up Attorneys by juris number, learn more about each court system like probate, appellate, superior and supreme, you can find information on the jury system, etc. They also have the ability to look up cases that are pending or even past cases. The most helpful information that I found for the public is the forms section. This provides all of the possible forms you may need for your case and they are categorized by matter of law. The forms often have directions or instructions to tell you what to do next. For example, if you were served with a Summons and Complaint, the Summons form tells you what you have to do next like file an appearance and an answer. This would be helpful to the public if they were representing themselves, and I also found they also have handbooks on certain areas of law.

Electronic filing of cases is allowed for the Connecticut judicial branch. It is open to Attorneys and self-represented parties. This website allows you to efile for the Supreme court, Superior courts and Appellate courts. If you want to efile for the Probate court you need to go to their individual website and use TurboCourt.

Maryland Judicial website

I chose Maryland just because I was born there and used to live there. It is similar to the Connecticut website as it provides information on all of the courts, allows you to search cases, and provides forms that one might use in their case. One difference that I saw was that on the Maryland website you can access the land records, I know from experience that in Connecticut each town has their own individual website. Also, you have to apply to have access but in Connecticut the land records are open to the public. Other available information is jury service, court room tours, attorney look-up, etc.

Electronic filing of cases is allowed for the Maryland judicial branch. You can file as an attorney, self-represented party or as a service provider and there is a separate section specifically for Landlord Tenant cases. This website allows you to efile for District courts, Circuit courts and Appellate courts.There is also an option to efile land records.

Wyoming Judicial website

Lastly I chose Wyoming because it has one of the smallest populations in the United States so I was curious as to how it could differ. The Wyoming Judicial website gives you access to information regarding the Supreme court, Superior court, Circuit court, Municipal court and Chancery court. Much like the others, you can look up cases but I do not see a section for forms expect for the Chancery court. Other available information is court rules, information on jury duty, the ability to pay a ticket, and access to the state library.

Electronic filing of cases is allowed for the Wyoming judicial branch. It is open to Attorneys and self-represented parties. This website allows you to efile for the Supreme court, District courts, and Chancery court. The website is different than the other two as each court has a separate efiling link.

Tell us which of the three state court websites you think was the most user friendly and informative, and explain why?

This question I would say that I am very biased on. I use the Connecticut website daily so I feel like it is the most user friendly and the most informative. I like how that in comparison to the others, the Connecticut website has the efiling services and the case look-up all in one area, there is not a different link or area depending on the court, not including Probate court. The website's cover page gives the user direct access to whatever they are inquiring about, you don't have to do much searching. I also like how there is a search bar available, Maryland's website had a search bar but it searches Google and not the website.

Work Cited

Connecticut: https://www.jud.ct.gov/

Maryland: Home | Maryland Courts

Wyoming:https://www.courts.state.wy.us/