Category Archives: Technology

Using Court Documents to Get Data into Court CMS — An Important Integrating Step

Posted on May 31, 2011 by richardzorza

Jim McMillan of the National Center for State Courts has an interesting post on their Court Technology Blog about how data from documents generated by court staff might be loaded automatically into the Court CMS, using functionality built into word … Continue reading →

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NewsMaker Interview: Diane Braunstein Nominated for Federal Employee Award for SSA Compassionate Allowance program That Speeds Decisions For Certain “Seriously and Terminally Ill Individuals”

Posted on May 25, 2011 by richardzorza

Our next NewsMaker Interview is with Diane Braunstein, one of the finalists for the Federal Governments 2011 Citizen Services Award, whose work in the Social Security Administration will be of particular interest to those working in access to justice.  (Disclosure: … Continue reading →

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From the Access to Justice Blog: Justice on Wheels in the Phillippines

Posted on May 19, 2011 by richardzorza

This from the Access to Justice Blog: The Justice on Wheels is an access to justice programme which was commenced in 2004 by the country’s Supreme Court  following the example of the Guatemalan Mobile Court System. JOW aims to bring … Continue reading →

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Court Technology Confernce (October 4-6) Registration Open David Pogue to Speak

Posted on May 17, 2011 by richardzorza

From the description: The Court Technology Conference (CTC), established in 1984 and sponsored by the National Center for State Courts, is the largest court technology conference in the world. Every other year, CTC brings together more than 1,500 court professionals … Continue reading →

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Data on Use of Libraries for Access to Law

Posted on May 11, 2011 by richardzorza

I have just been told abut a great study on the use of public libraries, inluding for access to justice. The study, Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries includes data on use … Continue reading →

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What Online Services Does Your State Government Provide for Key Low Income Benefit Programs — Center for Budget Maps the States

Posted on May 5, 2011 by richardzorza

The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities has just revised its Report (html version) collecting detailed information on the services that are provided online by all the states for the key low-income benefit programs:  SNAP (the benefit program previously known … Continue reading →

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Stephanie Kimbro’s Attorney Guide to Unbundling E-Book Now Online

Posted on May 4, 2011 by richardzorza

Stephanie’s book Serving the DIY Client: A Guide to Unbundling Legal Services for the Private Practitioner is now online.  It is clear, well laid out, practical, and easy to read and follow.  I am sure that it will be a … Continue reading →

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Wayne Moore Part Two: Roles of ATJ Commissions, Pro Bono, LSC etc., and A Ten Year Vision

Posted on April 28, 2011 by richardzorza

This is Part Two of our NewsMaker Interview with Wayne Moore, author of Delivering Legal Services to Low-Income People.  Part One, here, included discussion of what Wayne has learned about how a system should be built, what components it should … Continue reading →

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Data, Decision-Making, and Eficiency — the Payoff Is Begining to Show and We Are Way Behind

Posted on April 26, 2011 by richardzorza

An important article in Saturday’s NYT is on the payoff from data-driven decision-making.  This is an area that has not been much studied in the past, and must be distinguished from the the different question of efficiencies from automating or … Continue reading →

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Wayne Moore Discusses His Comprehensive Vision for Legal Aid Programs — Part One of Our NewsMaker Interview

Posted on April 25, 2011 by richardzorza

Wayne Moore has been an access to justice leader for almost 30 years.  Two of his greatest achievements have been helping to conceptualize and operationalize the hotline and pro bono movements.  He has now drawn upon his long experience to … Continue reading →

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Learning and Fonts — Bigger And Easier is Maybe Not Better — Should We Really Make Websites Harder to Understand?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by richardzorza

Counter-intuitive research reported in the New York Times raises some questions about how we design self-help materials. A study to be published this year in the journal Psychological Science, led by Dr. Kornell, shows how strong this effect [The brain … Continue reading →

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This Might be Fun — Games for Change

Posted on April 13, 2011 by richardzorza

Games for Change will have its Festival June 20-22, in NYC. From the Website Games for Change Annual Festival Often referred to as “the Sundance of Video Games”, the Games for Change Annual Festival is the biggest gaming event in … Continue reading →

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Do We Have Too High a Tolerance for Error in the Justice System?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by richardzorza

One plane pops a hole, no one is seriously hurt, and, as there should be, there’s saturation media coverage, immediate inspections of a portion of the fleet, and deep soul searching about our preventive systems. But DNA exonerations suggest that … Continue reading →

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Americorps and Justice Corps

Posted on March 20, 2011 by richardzorza

Some of you may have noticed that Americorps is one of the programs being targeted in the House budget (NYT).  You may not be aware that Justice Corps is funded through the Americorps budget. Justice Corps is one of the … Continue reading →

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California Judicial Developments

Posted on March 15, 2011 by richardzorza

It’s hard for me to estimate the likely long term impact of the unhappiness among some California judges, as reported here in the LA Times. At issue is whether the court system should continue to be run centrally by the … Continue reading →

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