Digitalization of Justice in the United States: Case Management Electronic Case Files (CMECF) and Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)

Relevance. The relevance of scientific research is that digitalization of justice is the process of introducing digital technologies into judicial systems in order to increase their efficiency, accessibility and transparency. In the United States, where the legal system is decentralized and has a variety of approaches in different states, digitalization is of particular importance. In this article, the author examines examples of digitalization of the judicial process and justice in some states of America (using the example of the states of New York, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Montana, Minnesota, etc.). CM/ECF (Case Management/Electronic Case Files) and PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) systems are key elements in the digitalization of the U.S. federal judiciary. They provide electronic management of court cases and provide public access to court documents. These systems play an important role in increasing the transparency, efficiency and accessibility of justice.