THE REPORT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A DEFINITIVE INVESTIGATION OF STATE JUDICIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SINCE INTENSIVE FIELD VISITS WERE CONDUCTED IN ONLY THE ELEVEN PROJECT STATES; HOWEVER, THE AUTHORS BELIEVE IT TO BE A REASONABLY ACCURATE PRESENTATION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF JUDICIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AT THE STATE LEVEL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. APPROACHES TO DEFINING INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS AND NEEDS ARE CONSIDERED, ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTERIZED TRIAL COURT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. A REVIEW OF SOME OF THE POLICY ISSUES CREATED BY ADVANCED JUDICIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IS ALSO INCLUDED.