The Indiana Supreme Court's Division of State Court Administration announced today that four vendors seeking to provide Indiana trial courts and clerks with a 21st Century Case Management System (CMS) have been recommended to the court as finalists.

The vendors are:

• Computer Systems, Inc.
• Maximus – Justice Solutions Division
• Sustain Technologies, Inc.
• Tyler Technologies, Inc.

The recommendation was made jointly by three committees, consisting of judges, court clerks, and other individuals that advise the Supreme Court on technology and CMS issues. The committees reviewed the work of seven review “teams” that analyzed each of the proposals. The review teams included technical and financial experts, judges, clerks, potential front-line users of the system and other stakeholders.

“We were fortunate to have 14 vendors submit plans. Our seven review teams began their work when the proposals were delivered March 31, and have spent thousands of hours assessing the information to narrow the field,” said Division Executive Director Lilia Judson.

The Indiana Supreme Court will review the recommendation and is expected to announce an approved list of finalists shortly.

Any finalists approved by the Supreme Court will be subject to additional review and evaluation. Part of the final review and evaluation will include week-long visits to Indianapolis by each vendor and a public demonstration of their product for judges, clerks, and interested stakeholders.

Those demonstrations are tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Indiana Government Center on June 16, 23, July 7 and 14. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend those sessions.

Once the review of finalists is complete, the Indiana Supreme Court will make the final decision on a vendor. The current timeline calls for selecting the CMS vendor in the fall. The court expects the vendor to configure and deliver a functioning CMS to at least three counties next year.

The CMS will allow courts to share data with each other as well as those that need court information, such as law enforcement and other state and federal agencies, attorneys, policy makers, and the public.

“Our goal is to provide a system that gives courts, clerks and the public timely, accurate and comprehensive information. This will also improve efficiency and cut costs for local counties,” said Mary L. DePrez, Director and Counsel for Trial Court Technology, Indiana Supreme Court Judicial Technology and Automation Committee.