Order Creating and Appointing Members to the Judicial Branch Technology Planning Committee.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN SUPREME COURT
C4-84-2150
Order Creating and Appointing
Members to the Judicial Branch
Technology Planning Committee
WHEREAS, the TCIS Development Board was established by Supreme Court order dated December 13, 1984 and has met continuously since 1985;
WHEREAS, other committees and groups have been formed to work in the area of technology planning including the Minnesota District Judges Association Technology Committee, the Conference of Chief Judges Technology Committee and the Judicial District Administrators' Technology Committee;
WHEREAS, discussions with members of these various committees, with the Judicial District Administrators, Minnesota Association for Court Administrators' representatives and the Conference of Chief Judges have concluded that the current fragmented planning process is inadequate to deal with the significant role which technology plays in supporting judicial branch operations and necessitates the creation of a consolidated committee to undertake judicial system-wide technology planning.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Judicial Branch Technology Planning Committee be, and hereby is, created and charged with the following responsibilities:
1. Plan for and implement a technology vision and technology plan for the judicial branch.
2. Serve as a centralized decision-making body for:
. Business Practices. Determining which business practices will be supported by technology and software application.
. Standards. Determining the operational, industry and formal standards which will be adopted by the judicial branch.
. Prioritization. Determining the percentage of time to be allocated between current system modification and new development, and among initiatives in support of the Courts, Criminal Justice System and other public agencies.
. Funding Requests. Recommending requests for new funds for technology initiatives, including the source of those funds.
. Communication. Serve as the central focus for communicating internally and externally the technology vision and technology plan of the judicial branch and as a centralized point for the sharing of technology related information across the judicial system;
3. Serve as the judicial branch information resource management (IRM) steering committee.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the new Judicial Branch Technology Planning Committee shall be established as follows:
Membership; Selection. The Judicial Branch Technology Planning Committee shall consist of nineteen (19) members appointed by the Chief Justice as follows:
One, representatives of each of the ten judicial districts appointed by the Chief Judge; one Supreme Court Justice or designee appointed by the Chief Justice; one Court of Appeals Judge appointed by the Chief Judge; the Clerk of the Appellate Courts; the State Court Administrator; the Director of the Research and Information Technology Office, two representatives of the Conference of Chief Judges appointed by the Chair of the Conference of Chief Judges; the Minnesota District Judges Association President or designee; and the Minnesota Association of Court Administrators' President or designee. The chair shall be appointed by the Chief Justice.
Appointment. The following persons shall, and hereby are, appointed to the Judicial Branch Technology Planning Committee for the initial term indicated:
Honorable P. Hunter Anderson
Tenth Judicial District
Isanti County Courthouse
555 18th Avenue S.W.
Cambridge, MN 55008
(612) 689-2292
One Year Term
James Attwood
MACA
Fillmore County Courthouse
P.O. Box 436
Preston,MN 55965
(507) 765-3356
Three Year Term
Honorable Philip D. Bush
MDJA
12-C Government Center
300 S. Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55487
(612) 348-6360
One Year Term
Don Cullen
Third Judicial District
2200 2nd Street S. W. Suite 101
Rochester, MN 55902
(507) 285-285-7463
Two Year Term
Sue K. Dosal
State Court Administrator
135 Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Constitution Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155
(612) 296-2474
Ex Officio
Honorable Sandra S. Gardebring
Supreme Court
421 Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Constitution Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155
(612) 296-2285
Three Year Term
Dale Good
Research & Information Technology
150 Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Constitution Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155
(612) 297-7636
Ex Officio
Fred Grittner
Supreme Court Administrator/
Clerk of Appellate Courts
25 Constitution Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155
(612) 297-5529
Ex Officio
D. J. Hanson
Ninth Judicial District
Beltrami County Courthouse
P.O. Box 848
Bemidji, MN 56619
(218) 759-4500
Two Year Term
Mary Helf
Sixth Judicial District
425 St. Louis County Courthouse
100 N. Fifth Avenue W.
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 827-2547
One Year Term
Honorable George H. Hoey
First Judicial District
Dakota County Judicial Center
1560 W. Highway 55
Hastings, MN 55033
(612) 438-4325
Three Year Term
Honorable William R. Howard
Fourth Judicial District
12-C Government Center
300 S. Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55487
(612) 348-9845
Two Year Term
Honorable Thomas G. McCarthy
Conference of Chief Judges
Sibley County Courthouse Box 867
400 Court Avenue
Gaylord, MN 55334
(612) 237-2232
Three Year Term
Honorable M. Michael Monahan
Second Judicial District
1510 Ramsey County Courthouse
15 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
(612) 266-9184
Two Year Term
Timothy Ostby
Eighth Judicial District
Kandiyohi County Courthouse
505 Becker Avenue S.W.
P.O. Box 1017
Willmar, MN 56201
(320) 231-6570
One Year Term
Greg Solien
Seventh Judicial District
P.O. Box 1836
St. Cloud, MN 56302
(320) 656-3650
Three Year Term
Honorable Terri Stoneburner
Fifth Judicial District
Brown County Courthouse
Courthouse Square - P.O. Box 248
New Ulm, MN 56073-0248
(507) 233-6670
Two Year Term
Honorable Edward Toussaint, Jr.
Court of Appeals
314 Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Constitution Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155
(612) 297-1006
One Year Term
Honorable Donald J. Venne
Conference of Chief Judges
Washington County Gov. Center
14900 61st Street N.
Stillwater, MN 55082-0006
(612) 430-6354
Three Year Term
Subsequent Terms. All subsequent terms shall be three years.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Honorable Sandra S. Gardebring shall be, and hereby is, appointed as chair of the Judicial Branch Technology Planning Committee.
DATED: December , 1996
A. M. Keith
Chief Justice
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