and expand access to justice for appeals:
With a new software platform called the Transcript Assembly Program (TAP), court clerks no longer need to compile paper transcripts—which can top tens of thousands of pages—in cases being appealed. The “magic click” creates a searchable, indexed PDF with bookmarks and hyperlinks and sends it electronically to the Supreme Court or appellate court reviewing the case.
The project, led by Fresno's Fifth District Court of Appeal, was one of 50 funded by the Judicial Council's Court Innovations Grant Program. More than 30 trial courts throughout California now use the software program, with more anticipated to come online this year.