News Release
August 4,
2009
Contact: Steve
Davis, Court Communications Officer, (515)725-8058
Iowa
Judicial Branch Website Receives Award
Des
Moines, August 4, 2009—
The Iowa Judicial Branch website is a recipient of the Justice Served Top-10
Court Website Award for the second time in four years. The award
recognizes court websites for excellent customer service and exceptional access
to justice. Nearly 3,000 sites throughout the world were reviewed by the
award sponsor.
The sponsor
looked for a combination of interactive content, e-government services, ease of
navigation and aesthetics. Iowa's website was recognized for its full array of
online services including dockets, payments and jury services. The Iowa
Judicial Branch website address is www.iowacourts.gov
"We're
extremely honored to have our website recognized with this prestigious award
for the second time," Chief Justice Marsha Ternus said. "Our
staff is continually looking for ways to add helpful information and useful
services to our website. Our aim is to provide the public with access to
services and information at the touch of a finger."
The Iowa
Judicial Branch website first appeared in 1998. Since then it has grown to
include a host of online services including court docket records, juror
questionnaire submission, electronic payment of court fines and fees, a
speakers bureau, and professional regulation compliance. The site also
offers court forms for litigants who represent themselves in certain court
proceedings, appellate court decisions, committee reports, biographical
information of all judges and magistrates, and a wide array of public
information.
"Our
website is the product of a team effort so many people deserve recognition for
this award," Chief Justice Ternus said. "Our talented and
hardworking webmaster, supreme court staff, technology office, commissions'
office, state court administration, district court administration, and the
state information technology office, all play a part in the delivery of this
award winning website."
JUSTICE
SERVED is a court management and technology consulting firm working with courts
and justice agencies worldwide. The firm issues annual Top 10 Court Website
Awards to honor the best of class in web service delivery, and has done so since
1999. All court websites are considered in this competition, not just
those that are nominated. Current and past winners, along with the
evaluation criteria, can be found at www.justiceserved.com. Further
analysis of this competition can be found at the Serving Justice Blog at
http://blog.justiceserved.com
Other winners
of the 2009 Justice Served Top 10 Court Website Awards are:
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Superior
Court of California, County of Orange
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www.occourts.org
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Colorado
State Judicial Branch
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www.courts.state.co.us
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State Court
of Chatham County Georgia
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www.statecourt.org
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Singapore
Subordinate Courts
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www.subcourts.gov.sg
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Superior
Court of California, County of Santa Clara
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www.sccsuperiorcourt.org
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Courts
Service of Ireland
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www.courts.ie
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Spokane
County District Court
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www.spokanecounty.org/districtcourt
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US District
Court, District of Maryland
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www.mdd.uscourts.gov
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Alabama's
Legal Information Network
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www.alalinc.net
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2009
Iowa
Supreme Court
1111
East Court Avenue
Des
Moines, IA 50319
515-281-3952
