What JusticeText does

JusticeText is an AI-powered evidence management platform built exclusively for criminal defense attorneys and public defenders, founded in 2019 by Devshi Mehrotra (CEO) and Leslie Jones-Dove (CTO), both University of Chicago computer science graduates. The web-based SaaS platform converts hours of audio and video discovery — body-worn camera footage, interrogation videos, jail calls, surveillance footage, and proprietary law enforcement file formats such as GTL and For The Record — into searchable, time-synced transcripts across more than 100 languages. Its 2023 product extension MirandaAI, a ChatGPT-powered assistant, enables attorneys to query discovery in natural language, generate case timelines, surface inconsistencies, and produce AI summaries, with PDF analysis added the same year to ingest written discovery alongside audiovisual evidence.

The underlying architecture runs on encrypted AWS infrastructure with MFA/SSO support and an explicit policy against training third-party models on customer evidence. The product integrates with Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, and Clio for evidence import, and includes workflow features such as multi-camera syncing, video clipping, redaction, and closed-captioned courtroom exhibit creation. JusticeText monetizes through monthly or annual subscription SaaS contracts with usage-based overages for transcription volume; pricing is not publicly disclosed but a 15% first-year discount is offered to NACDL members.

The company sells primarily to U.S. public defender offices at the state and county level (Kentucky DPA, Harris County, NYCDS, Montana OPD, Travis County, Lane County) and to private criminal defense firms, reaching 50+ public defender agencies and 'thousands' of defense attorneys since launch. Distribution combines a direct enterprise field-sales motion for institutional accounts with a NACDL affinity channel for individual practitioners, supported by earned media coverage in Forbes, TechCrunch, MIT Technology Review, and ABA Journal. Total disclosed funding is approximately $2.39 million, anchored by a $2.2 million seed round in September 2022 co-led by Bloomberg Beta and True Ventures with participation from Reid Hoffman, John Legend, and Michael Tubbs.

Name

JusticeText

Legal name

JusticeText Inc.

Website

https://justicetext.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JusticeText is an AI-powered evidence management platform that converts audiovisual criminal discovery — body-worn camera footage, jail calls, and interrogation videos — into searchable transcripts and case-level analyses for U.S. public defenders and private criminal defense attorneys via subscription SaaS.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Technology Software

NAICS

Court Reporting and Stenotype Services (561492)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Legal Hold (BPAEAPAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAKAHAD)

Keywords

• Legal evidence management
• Audio video transcription
• Criminal defense software
• AI transcription services
• Public defender tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS: JusticeText operates on a subscription SaaS model with monthly and annual billing cycles. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled. Usage-based overages may apply when users exceed their subscription's processing limits.
2. Platform Usage (Transcription Processing): Charges for audio and video processing time within the system, based on the volume of evidence uploaded and transcribed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

JusticeText is an AI-powered, web-based SaaS evidence management platform that converts hours of audio and video discovery (body camera footage, jail calls, interrogation videos, surveillance footage, courtroom recordings) into searchable, time-stamped transcripts in 100+ languages. The platform is purpose-built for public defenders and criminal defense attorneys and includes MirandaAI for case-level analysis, AI-generated discovery summaries, video clipping/redaction for courtroom exhibits, multi-camera syncing, and PDF analysis. Customers access the system via monthly or annual subscriptions with usage-based overages for transcription processing volume.

Product overview

JusticeText is a single unified web-based SaaS platform for AI-powered evidence management, specifically designed for public defenders and criminal defense attorneys. The core platform centers on transcription and translation capabilities (turning audio/video evidence into searchable transcripts), supplemented by an AI assistant module called MirandaAI, video clipping and redaction tools, multi-camera syncing, and PDF analysis features. Users access the platform via subscription to upload, transcribe, search, clip, annotate, and export evidence for trial preparation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MirandaAI: A ChatGPT-powered AI assistant that lets attorneys ask questions about their discovery and receive answers backed up by specific timestamps in the file. Features include building timelines, spotting inconsistencies, and strengthening case strategy.

Products and services

• JusticeText Platform AI-powered web-based evidence management software that generates automated transcripts of body camera footage, interrogation videos, jail calls, and other audiovisual discovery for criminal defense attorneys and public defenders.
• MirandaAI ChatGPT-powered AI assistant that lets criminal defense attorneys ask questions about their discovery and receive timestamped answers, build case timelines, spot inconsistencies, and generate AI-powered summaries of each piece of discovery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces video review and trial preparation time by at least two-thirds
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability10 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationJusticeText stores all customer data in encrypted form on secure AWS servers in the United States. AWS is described as a leading provider of cloud infrastructure and security.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe processes all payments for JusticeText subscriptions. Stripe may require certain personal information to complete purchases and handles billing according to its own terms of service and privacy policies.
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerJusticeText is an official NACDL Affinity Partner, providing NACDL's 9,000+ members exclusive content and a 15% discount on their first year's subscription. NACDL's Associate Executive Director described JusticeText as helping defenders generate interactive and searchable transcripts of discovery files.
• Dream.orgcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerJusticeText was named a finalist for Dream.org's $1 million Justice Innovation Prize at SOCAP23. As a finalist, JusticeText received a $50,000 grant and was invited to pitch with the opportunity to earn an additional $250,000. Dream.org is an organization working to end mass incarceration.
• Public Defender Services of Lane CountycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStarting March 2023, all 28 attorneys in the Lane County, Oregon office gained access to JusticeText for efficient discovery review. This non-profit agency has provided client-centered legal representation for more than 45 years.
• Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy (DPA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIn 2023, the Kentucky DPA — handling more than 140,000 cases annually with nearly 400 attorneys — brought on JusticeText to help with digital evidence review across the state's public defender offices.
• Harris County Public DefendercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHarris County Public Defenders use JusticeText to draw meaningful insights from massive quantities of audiovisual evidence.
• New York County Defender ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJusticeText supports NYCDS attorneys and staff with tools necessary for efficient evidence review of body-worn camera footage and other digital discovery.
• Georgia Justice ProjectcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJusticeText announced a collaboration with the Georgia Justice Project to support their criminal defense practice representing low-income defendants in DeKalb and Fulton County.
• Travis County Juvenile Public DefendercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTravis County Juvenile Public Defender's Office (Austin, TX) used JusticeText to prepare for a murder trial, navigating extraordinary volumes of interrogation, surveillance, and cell phone videos.
• Montana Office of the Public DefendercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMontana Office of the Public Defender uses JusticeText as part of its evidence review workflow.
• Champaign, IL Public Defender OfficeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Champaign, IL Public Defender Office used JusticeText as part of their digital transformation, discussed on the Public Defenseless Podcast.
• Kansas Holistic DefenderscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKansas Holistic Defenders, a non-profit public defender organization serving Douglas County, Kansas, uses JusticeText as a critical tool for efficient discovery review, helping secure an acquittal in a DUI case.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Everlaw: Cloud-native eDiscovery and litigation support platform used by attorneys for evidence review. Overlaps with JusticeText on AI-powered document/evidence review for legal teams, though Everlaw focuses more on civil eDiscovery.
• Logikcull: Self-service eDiscovery platform designed for smaller legal teams. Comparable to JusticeText in targeting accessible AI-driven evidence review for legal professionals outside large enterprise law firms.
• Reveal (Reveal Data): Provides AI-powered eDiscovery and forensic investigation software used in legal proceedings. Overlaps with JusticeText's evidence management and litigation support positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Relativity (RelativityOne): One of the largest eDiscovery and legal review platforms, with AI analytics for evidence review. Competes for the same legal evidence review budget as JusticeText, especially in larger firms and government matters.
• DISCO (CS Disco): Cloud-based legal technology platform focused on eDiscovery, document review, and AI-driven legal workflows. Overlaps with JusticeText's AI-powered evidence review capabilities.
• Thomson Reuters CaseLines / Case Notebook: Court case management and evidence presentation tools used by courts and law firms. Overlaps with JusticeText's court-ready video clipping and trial presentation features.

Emerging players

• Otter.ai: General-purpose AI meeting and conversation transcription tool. Competes for the same transcription-and-summary use cases as JusticeText and could potentially expand into legal vertical if it deepens domain features.
• Rev: Provides AI- and human-powered transcription services commonly used by legal professionals. Competes for the audio/video-to-transcript step of JusticeText's workflow.
• Truleo: AI analytics for police body-worn camera footage, primarily used by prosecutors and law enforcement. Adjacent comparability: same BWC content, opposite end of the adversarial system (prosecution vs. defense).
• Harvey AI: Generative AI assistant for legal professionals focused on legal research and document drafting. Adjacent comparability in serving law firms and in-house legal teams with AI tooling; both pursue AI-for-lawyers workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors13 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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