1. XML Court Forms Harry Jacobs Judicial Council of California – Administrative Office of the Courts harry.jacobs@jud.ca.gov 415-865-7620

2. What is XML? e X tendable M arkup L anguage A language to store data. A language that computers can “understand.”

3. What is a Court Form? A means to: Store information, Transfer information to the court, and Present information.

4. Example 1: PDF form

5. Example 2: XML form

6. Comparing 1 Line PDF Form (First Line): Harry R. Jacobs XML Form: Harry R. Jacobs

7. What are the advantages of XML form?

8. 3 Advantages: Information stored in XML forms is easier for computers to find. XML facilitates the transfer of information to the court. XML forms allow users to select the presentation of information in a form.

9. Information Stored in XML Forms Is Easier to Find Computers can “understand” XML. Computers use the tagging and structure of XML documents to find information. (e.g., every filing against a certain defendant)

10. XML facilitates the Transfer of Information to the Court What is E-filing? How does XML fit in? How do XML forms fit in?

11. XML forms allow users to select the presentation of information in a form. XSLT: eXtendable Stylesheet Language Transformations

12. Language

13. Appearance

14. Data Display 25 pages vs. 1 page

15. Three Issues to Consider How are XML documents created? How much is this going to cost? What does this mean for privacy?

16. How are XML documents created? Computers create XML documents. If you don’t use a computer you can create an XML document.

17. How much is this going to cost? Creating XML documents cost money. Transformations cost money.

18. What does this mean for privacy? If you can find information more easily with XML, so can everyone else. California Rules of Court Rule 2.503

19. Thanks for Listening. Questions?