Judicial Committee on Information Technology

All subcommittees are charged to:

• Independently convene and conduct meetings to fulfill the committee charge and distribute appropriate assignments among committee members.
• Each committee may rely on previous, relevant work of others to efficiently carry out its mission.
• Give an oral progress report as needed to the full JCIT membership at each meeting of JCIT.
• Provide a written report on committee activities to the full membership of JCIT once a year.

Pro Se Access

Review local rules and other impediments to the use of Supreme Court forms with Pro Se EFSP's such as Guide and File. Review and provide recommendations to the Standards subcommittee on Pro Se access to documents in their case on re:SearchTX.

Lawrence Doss, Chair
Michael Cuccaro
Roy Ferguson
Velva Price
Russ Ridgway
Carlos Soltero
Aaron Varner
Jennifer Williams

Access to Criminal Court Records Subcommittee

Review statutes, existing public access to criminal documents, and other related data to make recommendations regarding additional roles and/or access to criminal documents to re:SearchTX. Review the existing matrix and recommend additional changes.

John Warren, Chair
Ed Wells, Vice Chair
David Escamilla
Roy Ferguson
Tracy Hopper
Cynthia Orr
Nancy Rister
Sian Schilhab
Deana Williamson
Kevin Yeary

Access to Civil/Probate Court Records Subcommittee

Review statutes, existing public access to civil/probate documents, and other related data to make recommendations regarding additional roles and/or access to civil/probate documents to re:SearchTX. Review the existing matrix and recommend additional changes.

Mark Unger
Velva Price

Cybersecurity Subcommittee

Make recommendations for judges, coordinators and clerks on what they can do with little to no IT support to effectuate a better cybersecurity posture. Act as a training resource for courts.

Dan Hinde, Chair
Michael Cuccaro
Doug Gowin
Jessica Griffith
Tracy Hopper
John Warren
Ed Wells
Jennifer Williams

Standards Subcommittee

Review and implement standards for technology related to the courts. This committee can add other JCIT members as resources as standards development dictates.

Bob Wessels, Chair
David Escamilla
Jessica Griffith
Blake Hawthorne
Tracy Hopper
Laura Hinojosa
Todd Smith

eFiling/Document Access Subcommittee

Review implementation of e-filing. Monitor bills and legislation relating to e-filing. Assist vendor locally with contacts to stakeholders such as the county commissioners and district and county clerks.

Tracy Hopper, Chair
Jeff Boyd
Doug Gowin
Jessica Griffith
Roland Johnson
Laura Hinojosa
Russ Ridgway
Sian Schilhab
Mark Unger
Ed Wells