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Johnson County officials say Odyssey court-management transition slowed case processing, increased staff data work
Summary
Elected and court leaders told the Board of County Commissioners that the statewide move to the Odyssey case management system disrupted previously automated information transfers, increased manual data entry and reduced efficiency across the district attorney's office, district court and sheriff's office.
Johnson County leaders told the Board of County Commissioners the countywide transition to the Odyssey case management system has reduced efficiency, added manual data-entry work and slowed case processing across multiple offices.
The shift to Odyssey was ordered by the state Office of Judicial Administration; local offices said it replaced an older, more integrated system known as "GEMS." The change forced many previously automated exchanges of case information to be re-entered by staff, officials said, increasing workload and creating public processing delays.
District Attorney Steven Howe said the new…
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