PROJECT OVERVIEW A. Minnesota Judicial Branch. The Minnesota Judicial Branch is made up of 10 judicial districts with 289 district court judgeships, 19 Court of Appeals judges, and seven Supreme Court justices. The Judicial Branch is governed by the Judicial Council, which is chaired by Lorie S. Gildea, Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. The Minnesota Judicial Branch is mandated by the Minnesota Constitution to resolve disputes promptly and without delay. In 2012, there were more than 1.4 million cases filed in district courts in Minnesota. For more information please visit www.mncourts.gov. B. State Court Administrators Office. The mission of the State Court Administrators Office (SCAO) is to provide leadership and direction for the effective operations of the MJB through support of the Judicial Council, oversight of all SCAO divisions, and coordination of legislative relations, ensuring the provision of sound legal advice, and monitoring branch financial practices through the use of regular internal audits. The State Court Administrator plans for statewide Judicial Branch needs, develops and promotes statewide administrative practices and procedures, oversees the operation of statewide court programs and strategic initiatives, and serves as a liaison with other branches of government. C. Background. Increasing communications and business process effectiveness with constituents is an important goal for the MJB. The MJB currently uses a legacy CMS for its public portal, www.mncourts.gov. The legacy CMS makes it difficult to keep the website up-to-date and the navigation and information architecture for the website have become increasingly ineffective. The MJB wishes to redesign the look and feel of the public portal and to use a CMS that will maximize the websites effectiveness as the central portal for all MJB pubic interest interactions.
