Category Archives: Court Management

Follow-Up Guest Blog on Bronx Family Court Self-Help Center

Posted on August 1, 2013 by richardzorza

Bronx Family Court Help Center By Bronx County Family Court Clerk of Court Mike Williams As Richard blogged yesterday, the Bronx County Family opened its new Help Center Complex this week.  Our initial goal was to relocate an extremely busy … Continue reading →

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September Court Technology Conference to Feauture Self-Represented Track

Posted on July 30, 2013 by richardzorza

The 2013 Court Technology Conference, to be held in Baltimore September 17-19, will feature a full track on the use of technology to assist in court access for the self-represented. Session titles and descriptions are: What do Litigants Expect? Two … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Jury Orientation

Posted on July 23, 2013 by richardzorza

I sat through jury orientation and (non) selection yesterday. One observation: While there was frequent mention of attorneys doing things, there was absolutely no mention of the possibility that a litigant might be self-represented.  This might have the unintended effect … Continue reading →

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National Law Journal Article on Court Watching in SRL Cases

Posted on July 22, 2013 by richardzorza

This is a great model, with the opportunity dramatically to focus attention on the quality of access for the self-represented in the courtroom.  A partnership of the National Center for Access to Justice, Pfizer’s Legal Alliance, 15 law firms, and … Continue reading →

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NCSC Trends Publication Solicits Proposals for Articles

Posted on July 9, 2013 by richardzorza

The NCSC publication Court Trends is an important source of information about changes occurring in the state courts. It is now soliciting proposals for articles for its next issue. I would encourage those who want to spread the word about … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger Magistrate Simon Mole on How Colorado’s Early Experiments with Proactive Case Processing are Fascinating from an ATJ Perspective

Posted on May 14, 2013 by richardzorza

John Greacen and Pamela Gagel have reported here on using court-convened initial status conferences for managing domestic relations cases. The status conferences enabled triage and the shepherding of pro se litigants via differential case management.  Greacen and Gagel give subtle … Continue reading →

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Towards a New Accss-Friendly Rules Project

Posted on May 9, 2013 by richardzorza

Here is a potentially transformative idea that I raised at the recent Symposium at Harvard Law School on Civil Gideon. Maybe it is time to rethink the Federal Rules Project. Back when the Federal Rules were first being put in … Continue reading →

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Senate Confirms New SJI Board Member

Posted on February 1, 2013 by richardzorza

This is great news.  Early in January, the Senate confirmed New York Court of Appeals Judge Jonathan Lippman as a member of the State Justice Institute Board. Readers of this blog do not need to be reminded of CJ Lippman’s … Continue reading →

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Early Court App for Mobile

Posted on January 30, 2013 by richardzorza

As reported in the Law Vegas Review Journal, this court app helps people find out which courtroom their case will be heard in. The application will help users search via party, attorney or case number to find the date, time … Continue reading →

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Funded Technical Assistance on Access Availalbe to Courts from NCSC Center on Court Acces for All

Posted on January 11, 2013 by richardzorza

Funded technical assistance on access to justice is now available to Courts from the NCSC Center on Court Acces for All.  This resource could be very helpful.  Here is the website  for  the assistance program. The forms this assistance might … Continue reading →

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New Access Brief

Posted on January 4, 2013 by richardzorza

The Center on Court Access to Justice for All, with which I am affiliated, has just released its second Access Brief, on Forms and Document assembly. Given that this Brief has the imprimatur of the National Center for State Courts, … Continue reading →

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On Linking Practice and Innovation

Posted on December 14, 2012 by richardzorza

Today’s New York Times has an interesting article on the advantages of co-locating research and production: [E]xperts say that in industries that produce complex, high-technology products — things like bioengineered tissues, not light bulbs — companies that keep their research … Continue reading →

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After the Elections — Institutional Implications

Posted on November 27, 2012 by richardzorza

I promised some discussion of post-election access to justice institutional implications.  Here, somewhat later than I had hoped, it is. Institutional Stability The first point is obvious.  The LSC and SJI Boards stay the same, as a practical matter for … Continue reading →

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Center for Court Access to Justice for All Issues First Accss Brief on Self-Help Services

Posted on November 13, 2012 by richardzorza

This Brief is the first of a series of Access Briefs, developed by the National Center for State Court’s new Center for Court Access to Justice for All. The Brief, like those to follow, is a short summary of the … Continue reading →

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Post Election Implications for Access to Justice — Part I: Broad Themes

Posted on November 8, 2012 by richardzorza

This very much not an electoral politics blog.  But Tuesday had such strong implications for the access to justice discussion that I think it may be useful to start to think through some of the second level themes and implications … Continue reading →

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