Track 1: Why settle for a Model T when you can have a Tesla - Driving Wisconsin's Judicial Dashboard
Tuesday, September 22, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Location: Auditorium 1
Presenters: Hon. Jim Babler, Hon. John Storck, Hon. Richard J. Sankovitz
Track: Tools for the 21st-Century Judge
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Much like an automobile dashboard provides you with all the tools and resources necessary to drive a car, the Wisconsin Judicial Dashboard provides judges with easy access to a wide variety of customized tools and resources used every day — all from a single location. Access to court calendars, cases, and court documents and other frequently used applications helps judges better manage their work days and migrate to paperless case files. Real-time statistical data helps judges understand how they are doing and identifies cases that may need attention. Join Wisconsin judges on a test drive of the Wisconsin Judicial Dashboard, where they will showcase many important tools and applications that are essential to work effectively in a paper-on-demand environment.
This session will be live streamed.
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About the Presenters
James Babler has been a circuit judge for Barron County for the past 12 years and a member of the Wisconsin Consolidated Court Automation Programs (CCAP) Steering Committee since 2009. He was chair of the Business Advisory Committee of the Wisconsin Integrated Justice Information Systems (WIJIS) Committee from 2003-2006. Previously, he was district attorney for Barron County for 20 years, served as president of the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association, and was the 2001 Prosecutor of the Year. Judge Babler received his BA in 1973 and JD in 1979 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
John Storck has served as a circuit court judge in Dodge County, Wisconsin since 1994. Positions he has held include chief judge of the 6th District, chair of the Chief Judges Committee, associate dean and faculty member for the Judicial College of Wisconsin, member of the Judicial Education Committee, coordinator of the regional mock-trial competition, and presiding judge in Dodge County. Judge Storck enjoys working on projects to use court technology to make courts more efficient. His projects have included the use of in-court processing, video conferencing, digital audio recording, e-Filing, and electronic presentation equipment in the courtroom. He worked to transition Dodge County to a fileless/paperless court system. Dodge County has used only electronic files since July 1, 2014. His court has been a pilot project in Wisconsin for the use of digital court reporting and criminal e-Filing. He has given presentations to judges and attorneys on numerous topics concerning court technology, including digital audio recording, the judicial dashboard, and e-Filing. He received his B.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1976, where he was a member of the rowing team. He received his J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law School in 1979.
Richard J. Sankovitz is a circuit court judge in Milwaukee County. He was appointed in 1996. Currently, he presides in the civil division. Before taking the bench he practiced business, commercial, and antitrust litigation at Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. in Milwaukee. He is a member of the CCAP Steering Committee and teaches fellow judges the ins and outs of the judicial dashboard. He is a member of the ad hoc subcommittee of the Wisconsin Judicial Council that drafted the 2011 and 2013 amendments to Wisconsin’s rules of civil procedure and evidence rules governing electronic discovery. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and his law degree from Harvard Law School.