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MassCourts
Changes Announced
Boston--Chief Justice for
Administration and Management Robert A. Mulligan today announced
that MassCourts Project Executive, Honorable Timothy S. Hillman,
will return to his duties as Associate Justice of the Superior
Court, effective July 1, 2004, and Appeals Court Justice
James F. McHugh will join the Project as the Special Assistant
to the Chief Justice for Administration and Management for
MassCourts on the same day. At present, Justices Hillman
and McHugh are jointly engaged in activities designed to
insure a smooth transition.
In
addition, both are members of a committee Chief Justice Mulligan
has created to assist him in choosing a new Chief Information
Officer (CIO) for the Trial Court. The CIO will have responsibility
both for the MassCourts Project and for Information Technology
operations. Chief Justice Mulligan expects to finish the
selection process and to introduce the successful candidate
soon.
In
accepting Judge Hillman's request to return to his duties
on the Superior Court, Chief Justice Mulligan said: "Judge
Hillman has made an extraordinary contribution to MassCourts
through his dedicated and enthusiastic leadership over the
past two years. I greatly appreciate his willingness to stay
with the project long after the term to which he originally
committed had expired. I thank and commend him for a job
well done indeed."
In
welcoming Justice McHugh as the Special Assistant for MassCourts,
the Chief Justice said: "Judge McHugh brings to this project
a deep understanding of the benefits of automation, of the
operation and culture of the court system, and of the important
relationship between the two. Some three years ago, he authored
an insightful review of the status of information technology
development in the Trial Court. This report served as a blueprint
for MassCourts planning. Judge McHugh's leadership and experience
will be invaluable as we move forward with the implementation
of MassCourts."
MassCourts
is the Trial Court's comprehensive, statewide information
technology system, which is currently being implemented in
the courts and is expected to be completed in 2006.
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