Paul Embley

Paul Embley is the Chief Information Officer of the Nevada Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts. He began his career in Silicon Valley working for the “who’s who” of high tech (along with several of the “who’s no longer”). After 25 years in the for-profit sector, he shifted to the public sector to work on integrated justice. He has gleaned broad product lifecycle expertise from diverse and challenging projects in US states and territories, Australia, many EU nations, and several emerging democracies including Haiti, Jamaica, and Nigeria. He has led justice-related IT assessments and technology initiatives ranging from child welfare and terrorist watchlists to online dispute resolution. He continues to follow potential disrupters such as blockchain and machine learning/data science, looking for ways those disrupters might be used advantageously in courts and with justice partners. He is currently involved in both day-to-day and strategic initiatives for the Nevada courts.

For more than a decade, Mr. Embley facilitated the Joint Technology Committee (JTC) of the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) and the National Association of Court Management (NACM). During his tenure, the JTC identified ODR as a priority technology for courts. Through white papers and case studies, the JTC was a key influencer, educating judges and court administrators, drawing attention to successes in fledgling ODR initiatives, and helping change the national conversation about access to justice.

Mr. Embley has become an expert and respected resource on ODR in state and local courts. He has participated in panels and delivered presentations at international ODR gatherings including Liverpool, London, Auckland, and Zagreb; the 2020 United Nations Global Conference on Judicial Integrity in Doha; and a wide variety of US technology conferences including SXSW.