Prosecutor’s cloud tech puts court dockets in pockets of county assistant prosecutors

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2022

The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office cloud technology puts district court dockets in the pockets of county assistant prosecuting attorneys. This is believed to be the first application of Google Apps for Government technology in a Michigan Criminal Justice and Public Safety project involving a county prosecutor’s office and district court dockets. The Prosecutor’s Office cloud docket system puts 9 separate district court dockets in the pockets of county assistant prosecuting attorneys and support staff. Easy, secure access to the list of upcoming district court hearings improves the way criminal court cases are processed and files are tracked. Assistant prosecutors (called assistant district attorneys in some states) use the free Google Sheets app to access the data from the county’s Google Apps for Government system. Assistant prosecutors can see each of the Prosecutor’s Office district court daily dockets from their phones, or their desk computers. The system also reduces the amount of data entry required and highlights important upcoming hearings.