Library of Key Materials
| This page provides key materials on building a successful ATJ commission and communicating the need for access to justice initiatives. |
State Access to Justice Commissions: Resources on Structure, Development, Initiatives, and Best Practices
Websites
Documents
- Examples of State Access to Justice Commissions: Creation, Structure and Accomplishments Describes ATJ Commissions in Colorado, Texas, Maine, Mississippi and Washington.
Article by Robert Echols (MIE Journal Spring 2008)
- Mobilizing Judges, Lawyers, and Communities: State Access to Justice Commissions
Article by Chief Justice Karla M. Gray and Robert Echols. (ABA Judges Journal Summer 2008)
- Stoking the Coals: Creating a Culture of Giving and Support for Legal Aid
Article by Deborah Hankinson (ABA Judges Journal Fall 2008)
- A State Bar Leader's Perspective
Article by Sarah Singleton (MIE Journal Spring 2008)
- Conference of Chief Justices, Resolution on Leadership to Promote Equal Justice
Models
- Twelve Lessons from Successful State Access to Justice Efforts
Best Practices from the field.
- Access to Justice Checklist
- State Self-Assessment Tool: Principles of a State System for the Delivery of Civil Legal Aid
- ABA Principles of a State System for the Delivery of Civil Legal Aid
- Comparative Chart of State Access to Justice Commissions
- Documents on Creation and Structure of ATJ Commissions
- ATJ Commission Strategic Plans
- ATJ Tools
- ATJ Commissions: Statements of Mission and Core Values
- ATJ Staffing
Key Issues in Access to Justice
- ATJ Commission Development
On building a successful ATJ commission and communicating the need for access to justice initiatives. - Communication and Public Awareness
On outreach and education about access to justice and civil legal aid. - Resource Development
On funding for civil legal services. - Pro Bono
On the role of volunteer lawyers in creating access to justice. - Self-Represented Litigants
On assisting self-represented litigants gain access to justice through the courts. - Recruitment and Retention
On eliminating student debt as a barrier to public service toward expanding access to justice. - Civil Right to Counsel
On the role of establishing a civil right to counsel in creating access to justice.
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