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Cherokee County's court system has implemented more technological updates to further increase efficiency.
The county's Magistrate Court recently went live with a brand new case management system. Patty Baker, clerk of courts for the county, said the new system uses a state-of-the-art computer software program. In the next couple of months, she hopes to have the new system expanded to the superior and state courts.

"Any report that any of the judges want, they can get," she said of the new system, adding the old system is limited in that capacity. The upgrades will also allow for orders to be printed out and signed in the courtroom. Magistrate Judge James Drane said the new program allows judges to track the progress of each case. We will be able to know how much time we have spent on a case in the courtroom," something judges can sometimes lose track of, Drane said. "It will be a measure for our efficiency."

The software for the case management system was free since the clerk's office helped design it for all courts in Georgia, according to Ms. Baker. There is a monthly maintenance fee.

Earlier this year, the magistrate court also implemented an electronic warrant system. It allows law enforcement officers to communicate with a judge from a laptop computer in their patrol car or at their precinct to obtain both search and arrest warrants.

Drane said the system keeps officers in their patrol area rather than on the road to and from the court at the Justice Center in downtown Canton. "It has been well-received by the officers," he said. "We can allocate resources back to precincts where they are needed most."

The $75,000 electronic warrant system was funded using part of a $326,000 grant. The grant is also covering a $46,200 video conferencing system the clerk's office is setting up. The system will save time and money by reducing the need to transport inmates back and forth from the Adult Detention Center to the Justice Center. Ms. Baker said the Justice Center, within the past couple of weeks, also has been outfitted with flat-screen monitors that are updated with information to help people doing business at the courthouse.

"They can find their courtroom much easier, and it will save my staff a lot of time," she said.

Read more: Cherokee Tribune - Tech updates to court system include new case management software