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About Committee Members Website Evaluations Good Sites Criteria Submission Form Accessibility Issues Bibliography Presentations Frequently Asked Questions Information for Committee Members Calendar Sub-Committees Reports Minutes Past Members		Judicial Branch Website Evaluation Criteria Updated May 2004. Members of the Access to Electronic Legal Information Committee have developed tailored sets of criteria for evaluating legal and government information at government web sites. The criteria sets include the "General Evaluation Criteria for All Web Sites Providing Legal Information" and four other criteria sets that provide "Evaluation Criteria Specific to Judicial,  Legislative, Executive Branch, and Local Government Web Sites." Primary Documents A court Website should optimally contain the full range of primary legal documents specific to that court. Ideally, keyword search capability of opinions should be available. Opinions of the court Special links to most recent or cases in the news Court rules Records/Briefs Orders Oral Arguments Secondary Documents A court Website should contain those secondary legal materials that assist the public with advisory materials that provide guidance in filing pleadings with the court: Court forms Court dockets Model/pattern jury instructions Standards of professional conduct Annual Report of the court Links to helpful websites, particularly links relevant to the court's jurisdiction Judicial Information A court Website should contain information about the judges of that specific court: Courtroom and chambers location(s) Individual judge's docket and hearings schedule Contact information for judge and chambers staff (including court bailiff/courtroom deputy) Case management procedures Judicial biographies Clerk's Office Information A court Website should contain information that assists the public in working with the court administratively and in locating staff that will provide guidance on filings, status, etc. Hours of operation Location (parking instructions, public transportation route information) Staff contact information (phone numbers and/or email) Fee Schedule Filing guidelines, tips Electronic filing guidelines (if E-filing available) Jury Information A court Website should provide information for prospective jurors with all aspects of jury duty: Place of holding court Contact information Compensation Duties/responsibilities of jurors Job protection/Request for excuse/Failure to Report Would you like to suggest other criteria that the Committee should consider? Please email the Committee Chairperson, Timothy Coggins at :  tcoggins@richmond.edu
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