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Article: Dissenters file their own reports: some fear online access, clerks worry about their independence.
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- September 1, 2005
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Fifth District Court of Appeal Judge Jacqueline Griffin was the leader of the naysayers, warning that public Internet access to court records is a "misguided goal" that will provide criminals and terrorists with a "Sears catalogue of personal histories to chose from."
And two court clerk members of the Supreme Court Committee on Privacy and Court Records--Charlotte County Clerk of Court Barbara T. Scott and Orange County Clerk of Court Lydia Gardner--agreed access to court records is the right of the public, whether over the Internet or at the courthouse, but they could not support the majority report because of what they consider clerks' compromised independence ...