Big Change Coming to the Travis County Courts and Clerks eFile System to be Delayed or Down Because of Conversion BY VELVA PRICE, DISTRICT CLERK
From Sept. 27, 2021 until Oct. 10, 2021, the electronic filing system will be delayed or down due to Travis County’s conversion to a new case management system.
D Velva Price began serving as the Travis County District Clerk in January 2015. Price is a licensed attorney and began her second term in January 2019. One of her duties is to inform and prepare attorneys and the legal community of transitions in the District Clerk's Office that may affect their practice.
istrict and County Clerk and the Probate, County, and District Courts will be converting to a new case management system called Odyssey between Sept. 27, 2021 and Oct. 10, 2021. This system will apply to both criminal and civil cases. The transition will cause changes and delays in many of our business processes and procedures. Some of the changes that will affect the legal community include the following: • Acceptance of efiling will be delayed, but electronic filing is still encouraged.
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The change in systems will result in faster acceptance of documents, better indexing of parties, and one point access to case information from all the courts— Justices of the Peace, County Courts at Law, Probate Court, and District Courts. • Electronic files will not be available to the courts or the public until Oct. 6, 2021. • Financial payments will be handwritten and checks will take longer to clear. • Electronic payments will not be posted on the same day and will be delayed.
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If you have any questions about the change and how it affects you or your office, please send your questions to district.efile@traviscountytx.gov. Your patience duringLAWYER this tranAUSTIN AL AL sition is much appreciated.
Please make plans accordingly. The transition will be inconvenient but only temporary. The change in systems will result in faster acceptance of documents, better indexing of parties, and onepoint access to case information from all the courts—Justices of the Peace, County Courts at Law, Probate Court, and District Courts. SEPTEMBER 2021 | AUSTINLAWYER
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