ATTORNEY MODULE HELP SYSTEM
These pages are best viewed using Internet Explorer version 5.0 and above or Netscape Navigator version 6.2 and above. The system is available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. However, after normal business hours, you may experience occasional brief outages as we introduce improvements to the system.
To report problems, please
send email to fdams@justex.net explaining
the problem. Give as much detail as
possible including the exact date and time the problem occurred.
Login
1. Enter your User Name (bar number).
2. Enter your Password.
3. Click the Login Button.
For information regarding
password maintenance and troubleshooting, refer to the Change Password section below.
Attorney Information Maintenance
This page is automatically presented at login to ensure that the courts have your most current contact information. Make any necessary corrections. If your List Memberships or your Special Qualifications are incorrect, please email the District Courts Central Appointments Coordinator at fdams@justex.net.
1. Review your personal contact information.
2. Make any necessary corrections by typing inside the appropriate boxes.
3. Click the Submit button at the bottom of the screen.
You can display the Attorney Maintenance page at any time by clicking on the Contact Info item in the menu bar on the left side of the screen.
A menu of system functions is available on the left side of the screen. Click items in the shaded blue area to access system features:
Logout—Return to the Login screen.
Appt. Request—Notify the courts regarding your availability for appointments.
Attorney Calendar—View requests or appointments and modify requests.
Contact Info—Update your personal information.
Change Password—Control your secure access to the system.
Help—View context-sensitive instructions for using system features.
Appointment Request
1. Select Appt. Request from the menu bar.
2. Click the check box(es) to indicate availability for Individual Case Assignment, Limited Term Assignment or both.
3. Enter an Available From date. Use the drop-down menus for month-date-year, or click on the calendar icon to use the Date Picker.
IMPORTANT: Available From date must be
at least ten (10) calendar days forward from the current date for limited term
requests. You can enter a range of days
up to four weeks from that date (38 days from the current date).
4. Enter an Available To date. This can be the same as (or greater than) your Available From date.
5. Click the Submit button at the bottom of the screen.
6. Once a request has been entered, you may modify or delete the request through the Attorney Calendar screen. (See Attorney Calendar section below.)
The Date Picker is a tool
to assist you in requesting valid availability dates. Clicking a calendar icon
on the Request for Appointment screen
will cause the Date Picker to display in its own small window. Valid dates appear in bold and may be
selected by clicking on the number.
1. From the Request for Appointment screen, click one of the calendar icons to display the Date Picker.
2. Select month and year from the drop-down lists, or click one of the double-arrow buttons to change the calendar one month forward or back. (The current month will display initially.)
3. Click the number in bold corresponding to the date you wish to select.
4. The Date Picker will post your selection to the Request for Appointment screen.
Use the Calendar of Assignments to view and verify requests or appointments.
1. Select Attorney Calendar from the menu bar.
2. Select month and year from the drop-down lists, or click one of the double-arrow buttons to change the calendar one month forward or back. (The current month will display initially.)
3. Use the drop-down list if you wish to limit the display. You may select to view only your requests or only court appointments. The default view will show both (All Requests). Pending Requests that you have entered will display in bold as “Individual,” “Limited,” or “Both.” Court assignments will display the court number.
4. Clicking on a pending request will return you to the Request for Appointment screen. You may then modify or delete the request.
Change Password
Your password is key to the confidentiality and security of the information you enter into the system. Passwords are “case sensitive,” meaning that capital and lower case letters are not the same. Your password may be up to ten (10) characters long. It may be any combination of alphabet letters (upper and lower case) and numbers (0 through 9).
1. Select Change Password from the menu bar.
2. Type your current password in the Old password box.
3. Type a password in the New password box.
4. Carefully retype the password in the New password confirmation box.
5. Type a password reminder in the Password Hint box (ex. “My dog’s name and my age when I broke my arm”). What you type here will display when you click the Forgot Your Password? button on the Login screen.
6. Click the Submit button.
If you have trouble with your password:
§ Check the Caps Lock feature on your keyboard. You may be entering letters with the wrong case.
§ Type the password again SLOWLY.
§ Click the Forgot your Password? button to confirm that you are using the correct password.
§ If the problem persists, send an email to fdams@justex.net explaining the problem. The Central Appointment Coordinator will reset your password and respond after verifying your email address for authenticity.