Setting Up a Court

Courts are the top-level entity in the system. Every filing type, fee schedule, queue, and routing rule belongs to a specific court. You must create a court before configuring anything else.

Creating a Court

1. Navigate to Admin > Courts.

2. Click Add Court in the top-right corner.

3. Fill in the court details:

Field	Required	Description
Court Name	Yes	Full name of the court (e.g., "19th Judicial District Court")
Code	Yes	Short identifier, up to 10 characters (e.g., "19JDC")
State	Yes	Two-letter state code. Defaults to "LA"
External ID (CMS)	No	Unique identifier used by Verdict CMS. Supports GUIDs or numeric IDs
Jurisdiction Label	No	How the jurisdiction is labeled in forms. Defaults to "Parish". Use "County" or "District" for other states
E-Filing Enabled	No	Toggle on to allow filers to submit to this court. Defaults to on

1. Click Create.

Editing a Court

Click the pencil icon on any court row to open the edit dialog. Update the fields and click Update.

Enabling or Disabling E-Filing

You can toggle e-filing on or off directly from the courts table using the E-Filing switch on each row. When disabled, filers cannot submit new filings to this court.

Deleting a Court

Click the trash icon on a court row. You will be asked to confirm before the court is deleted.

Deleting a court removes all associated locations, filing types, fee schedules, queues, and routing rules. This action cannot be undone.

Managing Court Locations

Courts can have multiple locations (e.g., Main Courthouse, Annex Building). Locations appear as options when filers select where to file.

Adding a Location

1. In the courts table, click the expand arrow on a court row to reveal its locations.

2. Click Add Location.

3. Fill in the location details:

Field	Required	Description
Location Name	Yes	Display name (e.g., "Main Courthouse")
Code	Yes	Short identifier (e.g., "MAIN"). Must be unique within the court
Address	No	Street address of the location

1. Click Create.

Editing and Deleting Locations

Use the pencil and trash icons on each location row within the expanded court panel.

Verdict CMS Connection Settings

Each court can connect to a Verdict CMS instance to sync case types, record accepted filings, and exchange data. The Verdict configuration panel appears below the locations table when you expand a court.

Configuring the Connection

1. Expand a court row to reveal the Verdict CMS Configuration card.

2. Fill in the connection settings:

Field	Description
Enable Verdict Sync	Toggle to enable or disable syncing for this court
Endpoint URL	The Verdict SOAP service URL (e.g., https://verdict.example.com/ExportService.asmx)
Security Code	Security code provided by your Verdict administrator
Username	Service account username for Verdict API access
Password	Service account password for Verdict API access

1. Click Save to store the configuration.

Testing the Connection

After saving your credentials, click Test Connection. The system saves the current settings and then attempts to reach the Verdict endpoint. You will see a success or failure message.

Syncing Data

Click Sync Now to pull case types and filing types from Verdict into the e-filing system. The sync button is only available when Verdict Sync is enabled.

After a successful sync, the system displays how many case types and filing types were imported. The Last synced timestamp is shown below the card title.

You can re-run the sync at any time to pick up changes made in Verdict. The sync updates existing records and adds new ones without removing previously imported data.