How do I get the name of a new appellate judge to appear in the ACORDS drop-down list for judge assignments on an oral argument calendar?

A new appellate judge must be added as a Court Official in ACORDS.  Only someone with ACORDS "administrator" security can add a judge and only judges with RACF IDs can be added as Court Officials in ACORDS.

Two steps accomplish the addition of a judge in ACORDS:

  1. Request a RACF ID for the judge for your appellate court.  (Note:  If the judge has a RACF ID from a court other than your appellate court, do not use it.)
  2. Add the judge as a Court Official in ACORDS.  Refer to the Add a New Court Official Help page located ACORDS Help, as follows:
  • Click to select Court Official Maintenance from the Administration menu.  The Court Official Maintenance screen opens.
  • Click the Add Official button.  The fields in the lower part of the screen become active (turn white). 
  • Complete the name fields by typing in the names.
    Click the down arrow in the Begin Date field, click to select a date from the pop-up calendar that appears, and then click OK. 
  • Complete the address fields by typing in the work addresses, as appropriate. Note: Work addresses are optional fields.  Use the fields to record locations other than the local court building (e.g., a remote annex building). 
  • Complete the Phone Numbers and Email Address fields, as appropriate, by typing the information in the fields. 
  • Click the down arrow in the Official Type field and click to select a type from the drop-down box that appears.  Do the same for the Official Sub Type field, if appropriate. 
  • Click the down arrow in the Users Local Court field and click to select a court from the drop-down box that appears. 
  • Click the Update button.




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