Brave New WorldComing Soon to A Court Near You

Some things endure . . .

The Oregon Supreme Court (1914 or so)

Oregon State Archives, Secretary of State, OSS0123

The Oregon Supreme Court (1940s)

Salem Public Library Historical Photo Collection

The Oregon Supreme Court (now)

Most things change . . .

Oregon State Library Historical Photo Collection

Oregon State Library Historical Photo Collection

Oregon State Archives, Secretary of State, OSS0015

Oregon State Archives, Secretary of State, OSS0016

Oregon State Archives, Secretary of State, OSS0017

Law Office of L.H. McMahon, Salem, Or 1900 (Ben Maxwell Collection, Salem Public Library)

Brave New WorldComing Soon to A Court Near You

Things change . . .

How soon?

Timeline

• 2005 - now: ACMS

• May 07 - now: e-Briefs (Supreme Court)

• Now: Public Access ACMS & e-Briefs

• 90 days: web portal, e-filing & e-payment (first

steps)

• 1 Year: expanded e-court

• 2 Years: full implementation

Public Access Now

• E-Briefs

• ACMS – Appellate Case

Management System

E-Briefs: ORAP 9.17

• Merits Briefs in Oregon Supreme Court

• Send PDF as well as file paper copies

• Parties, intervenors, amicus (not pro se)

• briefs@ojd.state.or.us

• Accessible through web

ACMS

• OJIN replacement

• Web Access

• Approved Users

Next 90 days

• Web Portal

• E-filing (S Ct, initiating

document)

On the Horizon

• Confidentiality

• Privacy

Confidentiality: ACMS

• Levels of Access

• 1: all non-confidential, non-sealed

• 2-4: mental commitment, juvenile, other

• No public or professional access to

adoption, sealed files

Confidentiality: Documents

• Redacted briefs

• Juvenile, mental commitment, etc.

• “Protected personal information”

• SSN, ODL, financial, etc

• ORAP 8.50 (separate doc)

Law Office of L.H. McMahon, Salem, Or 1900 (Ben Maxwell Collection, Salem Public Library)