The witness represents a critical player in the judicial process. How that witness is presented in court is, in part, established by the location of the witness stand, the stage upon which their testimony is given, and then received by the judge, jury, litigants, attorneys, and spectators.

On the surface, architecture and advanced analytics disciplines might seem mutually exclusive. However, over 30 years of courthouse planning experience have proven that, like a well-designed building, effective courthouse planning requires a foundation. Analytics provides that foundation.

This article looks at how assisting pro se litigants helps the many individuals who decide to pursue this path and can help improve the clerk of court’s functional efficiency—and maybe even solve some space problems when courthouse planning.

The grand jury is an integral and essential component of the American judicial process. Unfortunately, providing appropriate accommodations for the grand jury is not a high priority in many existing courthouses. How does a courthouse demonstrate its recognition of the grand jury’s importance? And...

In courthouses where electronic case filing (ECF) has been implemented, the once bustling clerk of court intake area has become a mere shadow of its former self – but not in a bad way. Can electronic case filing (ECF) similarly alter the clerk’s intake area in your courthouse?