Taxation & Estate Planning

If I Ran the Cook County Probate Court, Part 2

By Joel A. Schoenmeyer

I blogged here about how I would simplify the court process if I ran the Cook County Probate Court. Sitting in court this morning -- for an HOUR -- made me think of one other idea: computer scheduling. The judges could use a Google Calendar-like application to allow attorneys to schedule routine court hearings online. This would save judge and attorney time as well as client money -- you would not believe how many cases get called only so that the attorney can set another date in 1 or 3 or 6 months.

The application could be set so that only a given number of cases are heard on a judge's daily call. (Maybe 15-20 at the regular 10:00 a.m. call.) If the limit has been reached, you can't schedule on that day.

Full post as published by Death and Taxes Blog on January 15, 2009 (boomark / email).