Category Archives: Access to Justice Generally

High Performance Courts

Posted on February 4, 2012 by richardzorza

One approach the National Center has been taking to improve the functioning of courts nationally is to focus on overall strategies for achieving “high performance.”  There are seven such strategies, highlighted here in an article by Judge Kevin Burke, Brian … 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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An Access Strategy for 2012

Posted on January 3, 2012 by richardzorza

Maybe it’s time to sum up an integrated access strategy for 2012. I see four major directions right now: Leverage Turner.  The case offers every state the impetus and opportunity to self-assess the accessibility and due process sufficiency of how … Continue reading →

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Larry Tribe Nails it on Layers and Judicial Supremacy

Posted on December 20, 2011 by richardzorza

Larry Tribe lays it out simply, as reported in the New York Times.. “I think part of the advantage I have is I’m not a lawyer,” Mr. Gingrich said Sunday on “Face the Nation” on CBS. “And so as a … Continue reading →

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Claudia Johnson Bloggs on Online Interviewing Issues

Posted on December 12, 2011 by richardzorza

Claudia writes: The recent post here on online document assembly and the corollary issue of online interviewing techniques triggered may thoughts I want to share w/the readers of this blog. Online interviewing techniques in legal aid, is a very new … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Document Assembly, LEP, Research and Evalation | 1 Comment

Guest Blogger Claudia Johnston Reflecting on Public Interest Lawyers, Technology and Change

Posted on December 4, 2011 by richardzorza

We are living in revolutionary times. It is the first time, since 1968, when I was just a babe learning to talk by listening to the Beattles in El Salvador, that we see such amount of change and restructuring and … Continue reading →

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Wayne Moore Makes Suggestions for Legal Aid on “How to Cut Costs Without Cutting Services”

Posted on December 2, 2011 by richardzorza

Wayne Moore has responded to the legal aid budget crisis with this insightful and intensely practical memo on how legal aid programs can protect service delivery in a tough time.  I urge all, including those who have been somewhat critical … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Budget Issues, Document Assembly, Legal Aid, LSC, Pro Bono, Self-Help Services, Systematic Change, Technology, Unbundling | Comments Off on Wayne Moore Makes Suggestions for Legal Aid on “How to Cut Costs Without Cutting Services”

I Love This: Law School Incubator Project Goes International

Posted on December 1, 2011 by richardzorza

Globalization cuts both ways! I have just heard that the Law School Incubator, being pioneered by CUNY among others, is being adopted in India. Here is the news from the Sakai Times, about the Symbiosis Law School in Pune. PUNE: … Continue reading →

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Coup for the National Center for Access to Justice at Cardozo

Posted on November 29, 2011 by richardzorza

David Udell and the National Center for Access to Justice have scored a coup in recruiting Laura Abel as their Deputy Director.  As their announcement puts it: Laura brings directly relevant vision and experience to the Center.  She is a … Continue reading →

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Management Information Exchange Journal Publishes My Article on Implications for Legal Aid of the Emerging Access to Jusice Consensus

Posted on November 28, 2011 by richardzorza

I am happy to announce that Management Information Exchange Journal has now published an article by me aimed particularly at a legal aid audience on the implications for Legal Aid of the emerging consensus on access to justice.  It is … Continue reading →

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UK Judge on the State of Access to Justice

Posted on November 25, 2011 by richardzorza

Lord Justice Moses is a British Appellate Court Judge. He recently gave an astonishingly powerful and blunt speech to the Public Law Project. Thanks to the fine international Access to Justice Blog for the catch. For those of us in … Continue reading →

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Karen Lash of DOJ Access Initiative Keynote to Rothgerber Conference

Posted on November 9, 2011 by richardzorza

Access beacon and energizer Karen Lash of DOJ gave the keynote last weekend at the wonderful Rothgerber Conference, TOWARD THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE: IMPLICATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION organized by Melissa Hart for the University of Colorado Law School.  The … Continue reading →

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Implications of Alternative Poverty Measure for Access to Justice

Posted on November 8, 2011 by richardzorza

The Census Bureau has rolled out the results of applying its alternative measure of poverty to 2010.  This alternative measure, which will not be used to calculate benefits, is being offered as an aid to policy makers. The results have … Continue reading →

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Finally Some Real National Access Data — ABF Releases Mapping Study

Posted on October 24, 2011 by richardzorza

This is a big step in understanding our system.  The American Bar Foundation has released its ACCESS ACROSS AMERICA: FIRST REPORT OF THE CIVIL JUSTICE INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING PROJECT.  Executive Summary here.  Full text here. The study maps, for all the … Continue reading →

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New Meaning for Judicial Engagement

Posted on October 21, 2011 by richardzorza

Linda Greenhouse on the NYT Opinionator blog catches a new use of the phrase “judicial engagement.”  While some of us involved with access to justice have used it, or rather something like it, to describe the process by which a … Continue reading →

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