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Wall Street Journal has Video Report on Texas Forms Fight

Posted on February 24, 2012 by richardzorza

That’s right.  Not only does the Wall Street Journal have an article  (behind a paywall), but now has a video interview with the reporter, covering much of the ground. The general tone seems to be that using the forms without … Continue reading →

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Texas Supreme Court Moves Forward on Forms

Posted on January 25, 2012 by richardzorza

Real leadership from the Texas Supreme Court.  Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson has responded to the State Bar’s position on forms with this letter to the President of the State Bar.  Here is the key language:

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Texas Reports on 22 State Research Into Impact of Forms

Posted on January 25, 2012 by richardzorza

The Texas forms mess, as so often with such situations, is yielding some useful byproducts. This data, collected by the Texas Access to Justice Commission, and blogged about by Carl Reynolds, the Administrator of the State Administrate Office of the … Continue reading →

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Carl Reynolds, Texas State Court Administrator, Blogs on Forms Issue

Posted on January 25, 2012 by richardzorza

Carl Reynolds, the Administrator of the Texas Office of Court Administration, has posted a blog post on the state bar’s reaction to the forms issue. It is well worth reading, not only for its substance, but for showing the value … Continue reading →

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Texas Supreme Court Establishes Forms Process

Posted on March 28, 2011 by richardzorza

Texas takes a step that other states without standardized forms might well consider. The Supreme Court has, by Order online here, established a Task Force to work on “forms for statewide use.” The stated reason: The Court is concerned about … Continue reading →

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A Blockbuster Recommendation In the ABA Futures Report Is for A National Commission on Uniform Court Forms

Posted on August 14, 2016 by richardzorza

The Recommendation, at page 46 , of the Report, reads as follows: “The ABA, the National Center for State Courts, the Conference of Chief Justices, and the Conference of State Court Administrators should collaborate to create a National Commission on … Continue reading →

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Wallace Jefferson to Retire As Texas Chief

Posted on September 3, 2013 by richardzorza

As reported by the Dallas News – Business, Texas Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson plans to retire effective October 1. As the website puts it: But . . . legal insiders say Jefferson’s resignation is a significant blow to those who … Continue reading →

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Texas Chief Justice State of the Judiciary Message

Posted on March 6, 2013 by richardzorza

Wallace Jefferson, the inspiring Chief Justice of Texas, has just issued his State of the Judiciary Message. I have bolded the language that might be most useful to quote, but the whole quote, and indeed the whole Message is worthy … Continue reading →

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Victory in Texas

Posted on November 15, 2012 by richardzorza

This says is all (from the Texas Supreme Court Media Advisory):  COURT SUBMITS PRO SE DIVORCE FORMS FOR COMMENT

  The Texas Supreme Court has approved for comment self-directed forms intended for uncontested divorces for couples without children or real property.

The … Continue reading →

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Did You Know Court Forms are a Funny Topic?

Posted on June 21, 2012 by richardzorza

I read, and got permission to post, this hysterical article from the Austin Lawyer. Entre Nous  —  Family Form Foes Fight Fiercely By Claude Ducloux, Hill, Ducloux, Carnes & de la Garza As a board-certified bar groupie who, by virtue … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg Editorial Board Endorses Forms, Self-Help Services, Unbundling

Posted on March 5, 2012 by richardzorza

The Bloomberg Editorial Board looks at the Texas forms brouhaha and comes out in favor of innovations for access: The Supreme Court of Texas, like courts in dozens of other states and counties, wants to make things easier by providing … Continue reading →

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National Forms Availabilty Data and Talking Points

Posted on February 1, 2012 by richardzorza

The Texas Access to Justice Commission, during their advocacy for forms in the face of bar opposition, did a wonderful job of surveying states for their availability of forms.  Here is a spreadsheet showing the results.  Here is a snapshot … Continue reading →

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For Texas Access Advocates, No Good Deed Goes Appreciated

Posted on January 23, 2012 by richardzorza

Law.com is carrying a remarkable story out of Texas.  Under the heading Draft Forms for Pro Se Divorce Litigants Create Controversy, the site is reporting on the frankly remarkably intense reaction of the Texas Family Bar to plans for the … Continue reading →

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Collection of SRL Data

Posted on February 29, 2012 by richardzorza

Yet more useful info from the Texas forms process. Here is the summary of national data on SRL distribution gathered by the Texas Access to Justice Commission: Nationwide 2009 survey by Self-Represented Litigation Network 60% judges reported increase in pro … Continue reading →

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Important Research on Benefits of Plain Language Court Orders And Translation

Posted on November 4, 2016 by richardzorza

This research, funded under the LSC TIG program through a grant to TRLA, conducted in Austin, Texas, by NPC Research on the impact of plain language and translated court documents could be very helpful indeed. (Disclosure: I have been involved … Continue reading →

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