Judges to maintain momentum in judicial reforms
By Nidz Godino
"Maximize opportunity presented by occasions like this convention to strengthen collaboration and reaffirm your association's resolve to help realize vision we all share: an empowered judiciary that delivers, in real-time, justice our people deserve," Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo in Philippine Judges Association (PJA) National Convention urged trial court judges to uphold progress in judicial reforms.
This is in relation to Supreme Court's (SC) Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations 2022-2027 (SPJI).
Gesmundo restated his plea for all judges to remain updated about court's ongoing innovations and to further enhance their technological knowledge and skills to complement these advancements.
SPJI seeks to create fresh frameworks and strategies to address persistent issues within judicial system, including case backlog, congested court schedules, and limited resources.
One aspect of SPJI involves innovation by leveraging technology to streamline court proceedings and enhance accessibility to courts for public.
SC is already considering using artificial intelligence in transcribing court proceedings.
But Gesmundo assured it will not replace court stenographers.
"Text-to-voice transcription tools will not eliminate job of stenographers but will make them more efficient and reliable," Gesmundo said during an open forum at SC's meeting with development partners and stakeholders for SPIJ 2022-2027.
SC plans to use voice-to-text software to transcribe court proceedings, but Gesmundo gave assurance court stenographers will not become obsolete.
Gesmundo explained court stenographers will be trained and their skills will be "retooled" for them to be "more efficient and reliable" with use of artificial intelligence.
SC is also conducting pilot tests on using AI for legal research.
Learning machine, Gesmundo said, is currently learning different languages and accents in the country to be able to understand and transcribe court proceedings.
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