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Rockdale, GA Goes Online

September 06, 2013 posted by Steve Brownstein

The Rockdale County Superior Clerk’s Office recently unveiled an online system that permits attorneys to access court records and calendars without having to go to the courthouse.

Superior Court Clerk Ruth Wilson announced the launch of the Attorney Remote Access Service. Every attorney of record with cases before the Rockdale Superior and State courts will be able remotely access and print documents and calendars by registering for the service through the Clerk’s Office website, www.rockdaleclerk.com, and clicking on the “Online Services” tab.

Specifically, Wilson said that records associated with cases and court calendars in the county’s Superior, State, Magistrate and Probate courts are available through the system. Currently non-judicial and land records are not available, but should be in the near future, she said.

“This is something attorneys have been requesting for years,” Wilson stated in a press release announcing the Remote Access Service. “We are pleased to finally to be able to respond to their requests.”

Wilson said she expects the new online system, which is similar to other remote access systems for court records in other jurisdictions, will eventually reduce the amount of traffic in the Clerk’s Office.

“By providing this remote access, we reduce the number of calls, visits and emails we need to handle,” she stated in the release. “That enables us to make better use of our limited resources while keeping our headcount low.”

Wilson said in a written reponse to questions from the Citizen on Monday that the cost for implementing the Remote Access Service was approximately $8,000.

While it’s new, some local attorneys are optimistic about the Remote Access Service.

On a flyer distributed by the Clerk’s Office about the new service, David Wood, managing partner with Wood & Wood LLP, offered this testimonial: “Like it. Appreciate it. Love it. Really do. Great addition.”

Laura French of the French Law Group LLC said she hasn’t had a chance to use the new system, but thinks it will be a benefit.

Anything that allows attorneys to more efficiently serve our clients and interact with the court at the same time is nothing but positive,” she said. “I believe this will really save attorneys, and therefore our clients, time and money.”