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Judges say Zoom and Odyssey have reduced travel but present limits for testimony and connectivity

2853312 · March 3, 2025
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Magistrate judges told the Senate Judiciary committee that Zoom hearings and the Odyssey case-management system have cut travel time but create challenges for witness credibility assessments and occasional connectivity or firewall problems.

Magistrate judges told the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee that remote hearings by Zoom and the state's Odyssey case-management system have reduced travel time but present limits and occasional technical problems that affect hearings and files access.

Judge Neil Randall and others said Zoom has decreased travel demands and allowed some administrative hearings to be tried remotely, but that judges prefer…

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