electronic Filing & Service for Courts

Kentucky: "eFiling ...later"

Jason Nemes, who was appointed as director of the Administrative Office of the Courts last week, said court records will be kept in a rented warehouse in Frankfort indefinitely. Courts across the state will likely switch to an all-electronic filing system sometime later, he reported.

...Statewide, more than 1 million cubic feet of documents are stored annually. Storage space at the Pike County Hall of Justice is limited. Some court proceedings and files are handled in a separate building because of the lack of space.

The commission also recommended that the AOC ask the legislature to appropriate funds for document storage costs....

Franklin(KY) Circuit Judge Crittenden Selects eService

Judge Roger Crittenden states in the CMO "Given the complexity of the issues and the number of parties and counsel involved, the Court finds that the traditional means for service of pleadings and discovery-related documents specified in CR 5 would be inefficient, cumbersome and expensive and that the electronic service of pleadings and discovery-related documents is the most efficient, expeditious and economical method of effecting service by and between the parties."

Download KentuckyCMO.pdf

It is great to see the Ky Court of Justice and Judge Crittenden move forward with eService.

eFiling would allow for further efficiencies and economies.