Since 1993, Johnson County has used an innovative and respected integrated system built by our own experts to handle our law enforcement, corrections, criminal justice and court-related activities. For more than 30 years, the Justice Information Management System, or JIMS, has been used by the 10th Judicial District (Johnson County District Court), the District Attorney, the Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies, attorneys and the public for data sharing, automation, filings, case management for the court system and more.

In 2017, the Kansas Office of Judicial Administration initiated the Centralized Case Management System (CCMS) project to implement a unified electronic court case management system across the state. In 2020, Johnson County District Court (District 10) was included in this statewide transition plan, becoming the final district in Kansas to move to the new eCourt system, known as Odyssey.

The public—including attorneys and county justice partners—will interact with the system through a web portal and eFiling system. JIMS will continue to support the County by automating court-related processes and maintaining non-court functionalities.

Currently, the public and attorneys can go to jococourts.org to access court records, which is part of the JIMS system. Moving forward, they can still access that information at that link but will be redirected to the state system, accessible at this link.

The hope is that all other impacts will be very minimal. The public and stakeholders can expect tools like automation processes built by JIMS staff, redirecting URLs and online information alerts to help them navigate through the transition.

Johnson County’s transition to the statewide eCourt case management system will take place between Oct. 31 and Nov. 5. The transition will affect some processes as early as Oct. 24.

At 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, Johnson County District Court will stop taking online payments and payments by phone in existing cases.

At 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, the Court will stop taking credit card payments, including fax payments.

At noon on Saturday, Oct. 26, the court will stop taking electronic filings.

• The new Kansas Courts eFiling System will be available at 8: 00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
• Filings between these dates will need to be done (in paper form) directly through the Clerk’s Office in the Courthouse.
• Note: Cash, personal check or money orders will be the only acceptable payment methods.
• To register for the new eFiling system, please go to Register to eFile - KS Courts.

The county is unable to assist with issues related to state systems. If you need help registering, please email efilingadministrator@kscourts.org.

Other information can be found at Centralized Case Management System Project - KS Courts.

From Oct. 28 to Nov. 1:  

• The court is open, operating, and accepting paper filings.
• The court will accept payments made by cash, paper check, cashier's check, or money order. Payment can be made at the clerk window or delivered by U.S. Mail. All payments will be processed with a manual receipt.
• Visitors to the court's self-help center and records management department will not be able to search cases using courthouse terminals. Court staff will be able to complete searches for visitors.

From Oct. 26 to Nov. 4, please note the status of the online search tool for public records using jococourts.org.

• Case data on this site will not be updated effective at 5pm on Monday, October 28, 2024. while the court is transitioning to the new Statewide Odyssey Case Management System.
• This new system is expected to be active by Monday, November 4, 2024. However, fully updated case information may not occur until Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
• If you are unable to search here, please go to Search District Court Records - KS Courts
• The county is unable to assist with issues related to state systems. If you need help, please refer to the Kansas website or email tcs@kscourts.org.

On Monday, Nov. 4 the Johnson County District Court clerk office and self-help center are closed to the public. Electronic filing and electronic payments are still turned off.

At 8 a.m. on Nov. 5, the Johnson County District Court will be fully operational on the eCourt case management system. Electronic filing and payments resume, and the clerk office and self-help center reopen.

Yes, Johnson County has been working with the Kansas Judicial Branch and its vendor for several years to ensure a smooth integration between the two systems for the benefit of employees, the public and stakeholders in the public safety and criminal justice systems.

A Memorandum of Understanding between Johnson County and the state to formalize the data sharing agreement was signed by the Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 24.

Not at this time. However, the state has future plans to introduce a new module on its statewide system for handling all aspects of jury duty.

The county and the state are working on a robust and targeted communication campaign to make sure all involved parties are prepared for the transition and have a contact if they need assistance after the transition. The Judicial Branch has a webpage that provides additional details. The county will also make information available on this page.

If you have a court filing due between Oct. 28 and Nov. 5, the Court recommends you file it early, even though Johnson County District Court will accept paper filings during the transition.

Those who have received instructions from the state on setting up various accounts or login information should do so at their earliest convenience.

Attorneys and non-attorneys who will efile in Johnson County District Court must register for an account in the Kansas Courts eFiling system. You will no longer use JIMS to efile.

To pay filing fees to the courts operating on the Kansas eCourt case management system, you must set up a TOGA wallet account under your user profile in the Kansas Courts eFiling system.

Public records will be available through the Kansas District Court Public Access Portal. The Search District Court Records webpage describes how to search the public access portal and what information is and is not available. 

Everyone who has traditionally accessed JIMS for court case management is being asked to exercise patience at the beginning of this transition. While years of planning, work and collaboration have led to this transition, as with anything that is new, there could be hiccups or delays at first.