Kansas District Courts finishes backlog of cases from cybersecurity attack
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – After the October 12 cybersecurity attack, 104 district court counties switched to paper filings after the online system shut down.
The Kansas Judicial Branch said, “A statewide workshare team numbering about a dozen people from court clerk offices in several judicial districts helped multiple courts work through their backlogs.”
“After the cybersecurity incident, our first goal was to restore all court information systems safely and securely,” Chief Justice Marla Luckert said. “Once these systems were restored, district court staff then had to work through a backlog of paper filings to bring the district court case management system up to date. That work is now complete.”
The district court operates using the Kansas eCourt case management system. This system allows people to search most district court case information online through the public access portal.
“I’m infinitely grateful to the judges and court employees who worked to overcome the challenges our court system faced following the cybersecurity incident,” Luckert said. “I’m also grateful for the understanding and patience shown to our courts by attorneys and the public as we worked to continue to provide service under trying circumstances.”
The court is caught up on the cases from the paper backlogs and all information on the court system should be up to date as of May 30, 2024.
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