Vol. 13, No. 11 November 2017
Clerk and Court Expand Electronic Sentencing
The Clerk’s Office and Superior
Court have been expanding electronic sentencing (“eSentencing”) since 2015. Approximately
two years ago, the majority of judges and commissioners in the criminal case
type started issuing electronic versions of the Terms and Conditions of
Probation, Order of Confinement, and Release Order documents. The Clerk and
Court continued to develop and expand the use of technology in this area.
More than a year ago, the Clerk’s
Office began working with the Court and its IT department to assist with
eliminating minute entries issued by the Clerk’s Office and replacing them with
electronic sentencing orders issued by the Court directly through the Court’s
next-generation case management system (iCISng). Judge Cunanan was the first
judicial officer to use electronic sentencing orders in September of this
year. In October, the Court expanded to most criminal assignment judges
and commissioners and by the end of November, the entire criminal bench will be
using eSentencing.
Judicial officers issue sentencing orders through
iCISng and courtroom clerks file the documents and add the distribution
information through the eFile system. Attorneys and endorsed parties or entities
receive an electronic copy of the sentencing orders in the same way they would
receive a signed order through the eFile system, instead of receiving a minute
entry issued by the courtroom clerk. The Clerk’s Office will continue to work
with the Court toward further expansion and the second phase of judicial
officer-created orders will be in disposition hearings.
Paving at the Southeast Offices
Construction projects that started in October will
continue into November at the Southeast Juvenile facility in Mesa. This
includes paving the main parking lot, located adjacent to Lewis Avenue. Most construction
activities will take place on weekends or after normal business hours. Several
surfaces will need up to 10 days after construction for the paving materials to
cure. Customers at the Juvenile facility should plan extra time, as they may
need to park farther from the building or follow temporary walk paths.
Construction is not planned at the Adult facility, however, there may be
additional pedestrian and parking traffic between the two buildings through
November.
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