Ensuring Access to Justice in Tough Economic Times

Courts are facing perhaps dieir greatest challenge in a generation or more. As we enter what will be at best a time of great economic uncertainly, we will experience great pressure on budgets at the very time that demand for court services will increase, and in which lack of financial resources will further increase the percentage of those who come to court without lawyers. Unless appropriately addressed, not only will this result in greater backlogs, more crowded calendars, and a potential loss of public trust and confidence, but it will put court staff and judges under great stress, leading to a vicious spiral further reducing the effectiveness and efficiency of the courts.

Faced with these realities, court leaders really have no alternative. Leaders at the state, local, and national level have to find zero or very low cost innovations that will break this vicious spiral, and make our courts more efficient, more effective, more accessible, and perhaps most importandy on a day to day basis...

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