CASWEB Awards and Accolades

co.charlotte.fl.us was selected by the National Center for State Courts, as the national winner for the "Best Access to Court Records" award at the Sixth National Court Technology Conference in Los Angeles.

"I applaud your system and think it will be very useful to those judges with dockets in Charlotte County"
-William L. Blackwell, Chief Circuit Judge, Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida

"I would conservatively estimate that (your website) has already saved me well over 100 hours of combined travel and research time."
-Mark W. Ahlbrand, Attorney at Law

"Charlotte County, Fla., has launched a sophisticated Web-accessible system of imaged court records."
-Government Computer News

"The time saved can be seen, as we do not have to travel to the Charlotte County Justice Center to have files pulled for viewing, have copies made of court documents, wait our turn for a public inquiry terminal, or travel to the jail to obtain in-custody information."
-Toby Oonk, Attorney at Law

"Very impressive"
-Batsel, McKinley, Ittersagen, Gunderson, & Berntsson, P.A., Attorneys at Law

"(Your web site) has been of tremendous value to this law firm.  (By accessing your site), I can, from my office, know precisely what is going on in any civil file and review all documents filed therein.  To the best of my knowledge, there is no system comparable to it available from other counties. "
-Wilkins, Frohlich, Jones, Hevia, Russell, & Sutter, P.A., Attorneys at Law

"Great website"
-Scott J. Silverman, County Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida

"The ability to search the public court files from the office has saved me much time; in addition, it has saved time and work for your staff, who otherwise have to assist me at the courthouse."
-Paul D. Sullivan, Attorney at Law

"Clerk's site one of few offering online access to court records"
-Charlotte Sun-Herald

"Having access to this system has helped me accomplish my duties considerably.  (Your web site is) an excellent model for other counties."
-Katherine O'Neill, State Attorney's Office, Ft. Myers, FL

"(Your) website has been very user friendly"
-Adrem Profiles, Inc. (Electronic Research Company)

"We use the system on a daily basis.  It has saved us a lot of time that would have been spent on the phone with your staff or making trips to the courthouse."
-Russell T. Kirshy, Attorney at Law