Glenn Mack named new chief technology officer for N.C. courts

SUMMARY

• Glenn D. Mack became chief technology officer for the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts on Sept. 22.
• Anthony Whitmore will complete eCourts implementation this month and retire Oct. 31.
• Mack previously served as CIO for North Carolina Department of Public Safety and Adult Correction.
• Whitmore led court videoconferencing expansion during COVID-19 and oversaw eCourts rollout.

A new leader has taken the reins as chief technology officer for the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts, a news release says.

Glenn D. Mack took the post effective Sept. 22. He follows Anthony Whitmore, who will remain with the Judicial Branch to complete the implementation of the eCourts online filing and documents system this month and then retire Oct. 31.

Both men’s work earned praise from the office’s chief.

“We are excited to welcome Glenn Mack to the Judicial Branch and know firsthand his commitment to advancing public technology services in North Carolina,” Ryan S. Boyce, director of the AOC, said in the release. “The Judicial Branch extends deep gratitude to Anthony Whitmore for his many years of dedicated service. His leadership laid a powerful foundation for innovation in the North Carolina justice system that will benefit our state for years to come.”

Mack’s previous service as chief information officer for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction has given him extensive experience in public-sector technology leadership, the release says. The National Association of State Chief Information Officers also named him the NC Tech Public Sector CIO of the Year in 2021.

Whitmore initially retired from the Judicial Branch as director of infrastructure and operations for the Administrative Office of the Courts in 2016 after 32 years of service. However, he returned as chief technology officer in 2017 and went on to lead the expansion of court videoconferencing during COVID-19 and the implementation of the eCourts system.

EXTERNAL LINKS

• North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts
• National Association of State Chief Information Officers
• North Carolina Department of Public Safety