THE STATE JUDICIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM, A PROJECT OF SEARCH GROUP, INC. (A CONTINUATION OF PROJECT SEARCH) IS A MODEL SYSTEM DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS OF STATE COURT ADMINISTRATIONS ABOUT TRIAL COURTS OF GENERAL JURISDICTION AND APPELLATE COURTS AS WELL AS THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORIES (NCIC/CCH) AND OFFENDER BASED TRANSACTION STATISTICS (OBTS). THE FIRST SECTION DISCUSSES RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CRIMINAL AND CIVIL AND APPELLATE DATA AT THE STATE JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL. IT ALSO DISCUSSES STATE-LEVEL APPLICATIONS OF JUDICIAL DATA AND SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS. A PROTOTYPE STATE-LEVEL JUDICIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED IN THE NEXT SECTION. THE FINAL SECTION DETAILS THE SYSTEM USED TO REVIEW THE GRANT APPLICATIONS OF THE 11 PARTICIPATING STATES, AND TO SET UP PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATING THE PROGRESS OF EACH STATE'S PROJECT.