Why the E-Filing/Court Records Transformation is a Big Deal: A Maine Bar Journal Article

A recent article in the Summer 2019 Maine Bar Journal summarizes Maine’s efforts to transition to a digital court record system and encourages Maine lawyer’s to get involved..

E-filing: It’s a Big Deal, Vol. 43 No. 3 M.B.J . 127-132 (Summer 2019) can be found on the Maine State Bar Association’s website:

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.mainebar.org/resource/resmgr/barjournals/MBJ_Summer_2019_Final.pdf

As a profession, it is imperative that we work to ensure the availability of meaningful access to justice for all. Moving from a paper-based court system to an electronic one will revolutionize the way courts provide service to the public; however, certain populations will not realize the benefits of a new system without special attention to their needs.

43 No. 3 M.B.J. at 129