Video Conferencing
Video Conferencing
WEDNESDAY JUNE 27, 2007 Last modified: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:25 PM PDT
No in-person court appearance necessary
By JIM SECKLER/The Daily News
KINGMAN - Juveniles in custody at the juvenile detention facility will now be able to go before the judge through video conferencing.About a year ago, Superior Court upgraded its video conferencing capabilities making it easier to use with better quality in sound and video, Superior Court automation systems manager Kyle Rimel said.
Last weekend, Superior Court Judge Richard Weiss and Drug Court Commissioner Lee Jantzen began using video conferencing to hold hearings for juveniles at the detention facility without the need to transport the juveniles to court. The county saves in the time and the cost of having probation officers transport juveniles to Superior Court.Assistant Chief Probation Officer Girlie Forman said the goal is to use video conferencing every day but the logistics of having attorneys and parents in court and whether the video is already being used has to be worked out. Video conferencing will be used for juveniles' initial appearances for now with the goal of it being used for all hearings.Judges can also use video conferencing for adult inmate's initial appearances, or the first time an inmate makes an appearance in court, in Superior Court and in the lower courts such as Kingman,Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City justice and municipal courts. That saves in transportation costs and is also a safety factor, Rimel said.Video conferencing was used to hold a court hearing for a dangerous adult inmate so the inmate did not have to be brought to Superior Court from county jail.Testing of video conferencing has also taken place for remote judges and court reporters from Phoenix. However, an actual hearing has not taken place but the capability is there if needed.In case of an illness, a judge in a courtroom in Mohave County could use a court reporter from Phoenix using two cameras showing two views of the courtroom. One day, court reporters from anywhere in the country could be used.A Kingman judge could also use the video conferencing to handle court cases in Bullhead City or Lake Havasu City. Judges from another county will also be able to use video conferencing in a Mohave County case, Rimel said.The 5,000-square-foot expansion of the Bullhead City courthouse in September also saw an upgrade in high-tech video conferencing as well as video conferencing capability in Weiss and Jantzen's courtrooms in Superior Court in Kingman.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 27, 2007 Last modified: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:25 PM PDT
No in-person court appearance necessary
By JIM SECKLER/The Daily News
KINGMAN - Juveniles in custody at the juvenile detention facility will now be able to go before the judge through video conferencing.About a year ago, Superior Court upgraded its video conferencing capabilities making it easier to use with better quality in sound and video, Superior Court automation systems manager Kyle Rimel said.
Last weekend, Superior Court Judge Richard Weiss and Drug Court Commissioner Lee Jantzen began using video conferencing to hold hearings for juveniles at the detention facility without the need to transport the juveniles to court. The county saves in the time and the cost of having probation officers transport juveniles to Superior Court.Assistant Chief Probation Officer Girlie Forman said the goal is to use video conferencing every day but the logistics of having attorneys and parents in court and whether the video is already being used has to be worked out. Video conferencing will be used for juveniles' initial appearances for now with the goal of it being used for all hearings.Judges can also use video conferencing for adult inmate's initial appearances, or the first time an inmate makes an appearance in court, in Superior Court and in the lower courts such as Kingman,Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City justice and municipal courts. That saves in transportation costs and is also a safety factor, Rimel said.Video conferencing was used to hold a court hearing for a dangerous adult inmate so the inmate did not have to be brought to Superior Court from county jail.Testing of video conferencing has also taken place for remote judges and court reporters from Phoenix. However, an actual hearing has not taken place but the capability is there if needed.In case of an illness, a judge in a courtroom in Mohave County could use a court reporter from Phoenix using two cameras showing two views of the courtroom. One day, court reporters from anywhere in the country could be used.A Kingman judge could also use the video conferencing to handle court cases in Bullhead City or Lake Havasu City. Judges from another county will also be able to use video conferencing in a Mohave County case, Rimel said.The 5,000-square-foot expansion of the Bullhead City courthouse in September also saw an upgrade in high-tech video conferencing as well as video conferencing capability in Weiss and Jantzen's courtrooms in Superior Court in Kingman.
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