California Court Remote Technology a Hit, Report Urges Expansion

California courts, counsel, and clients benefited from remote access technology that was ramped up during pandemic-prompted shutdowns, and that access should be expanded, a report sent to lawmakers Friday said.

Remote technology is appropriate for all types of civil cases if courts and parties appearing remotely have access to it, clear and private communication between clients and their counsel is available, and the technology provides for clear communication between participants and interpreters, the report said.

“Remote works. Does it have problems? Yes. Can problems be fixed? Absolutely,” Associate Justice Marsha G. Slough of the Court of Appeal Fourth District, and ...