The Judicial Branch of California made buys including license renewals, digitization agreements, support services and CALNET NextGen installation.
The nation’s largest state justice system spent $1,669,358 on the corresponding purchases in the first quarter of 2023.
The purchases in the third quarter totaled $2,362,085 and included a telecom refresh, a video surveillance upgrade and an information security assessment.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, technology has helped the state’s judicial system broaden access for defendants and litigants, says California’s chief justice, Patricia Guerrero.
According to the State Contracting and Procurement Registration System, the Judicial Branch spent $1,121,490 on its five largest contracts for IT services from Jan. 1 through March 31.
In a request for information, the state council wants to hear from vendors about potentially moving to a new solution.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office supports part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal for modernization of state courts’ technology, but it suggests more oversight by lawmakers on the bulk of his plan for the judicial branch of California.
Data curated by the state Department of General Services shows that agencies as a whole spent more on IT goods and services last November than in any other month since then.
The Judicial Branch’s top five most expensive purchases of IT services in August nearly reached the mid-seven figures, with two centering on support.
