Collier County Clerk Kinzel Reaches UCR System Milestone
TALLAHASSEE- Leading the state, Collier County Clerk of Court now reports court data in near real time.
Uniform Case Reporting (UCR) will provide citizens and courts alike with a clearer, more immediate view of how the judicial branch is performing, streamline case management, and improve resource allocation.
Crystal K. Kinzel, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller in Collier County, has led the way with her staff to this milestone.
“The Uniform Case Reporting system initiative represents a significant modernization in the way Florida’s trial courts collect and analyze case information,” Chief Justice Charles T. Canady said. “Clerk Kinzel’s efforts in Collier County to become the first county to certify case activity data in the UCR is a significant first step toward enabling the judicial branch to better assess performance and determine resource needs.”
The Florida State Courts System requires timely access to accurate and reliable data to ensure the responsible use of public resources and to effectively administer justice. Direct, substantive, two-way sharing of case and court activity data is vital to the courts’ efforts to effectively manage cases and judicial operations.
The sharing of this data will be standardized across the state court system through the UCR system. Collier County is the first county in the state to transition case reporting in select divisions to the UCR system, a data exchange infrastructure that provides a robust and flexible framework for the Florida courts system to manage its data.
