Rory Perry's Weblog Law, technology, and the courts About This Site
In my capacity as Clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, I deal with the connections between law, technology and the courts on a daily basis. Because a central function of a court clerk is to preserve court records and disseminate public information about the courts and court proceedings, I use this site to pass along relevant news and information about court technology efforts with a wider community. I've been involved in a variety of technology initiatives since joining the court, including: selecting, installing, configuring, and administering a new case management system for the Court; creating an innovative inter-agency electronic document exchange program, which was featured at the 2001 CTC7; creating and maintaining a free listserv that distributes topical summaries of all opinions, rules, and significant case developments; and participating in electronic filing standards development through observing the progress of LegalXML workgroups. This Weblog was covered in the following articles:
Short professional history: I was appointed Clerk on July 14, 2000, having served as Deputy Clerk since late 1998. Before joining the Court, I served as an Assistant Attorney General in West Virginia, where I had the opportunity to represent the State in numerous criminal appeals before the Court. I also was one of the lead attorneys in the State's landmark tobacco litigation. Before joining the Office of Attorney General, I clerked for a United States Magistrate Judge in Elkins, West Virginia. I attended law school at the WVU College of Law, where I was a member of the law review. I obtained an undergraduate degree, in English/Creative Writing, from Marshall University. Along the way, I served as a framing and finish carpenter, spent two years helping piece back together log buildings for a relative's farm museum in nearby Huntington, helped put together pottery studios and kilns for my wife, and polished my skating skills to keep up with my eleven-year old son's skateboard prowess. Contact Info: |