IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, announced today that it is launching Allied Legal Professionals. With generous support from the Sturm Family Foundation, this project seeks to help standardize a new tier of legal professionals nationally—to increase the options for accessible and affordable legal help …
Read MoreSJI has just released the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request. To read more and download now: FY 2023 SJI Budget Request (2 MB)FY-2023-SJI-Budget-Request-1 (2 MB)
Read MoreThe National Association for Presiding Judges and Court Executive Officers (NAPCO) has developed a monograph, funded by SJI, for use as a guide in structuring modern-day activities and functions for governing and leading state and local trial courts regardless of size or jurisdiction. It outlines the basic duties each of the court’s top court leaders …
Read MoreThe Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) held its final two Paths to Justice events which focused on racial justice by bringing together diverse perspectives to engage in a dialogue around inequities in the civil justice system, and how it relates to public trust and confidence. IAALS has published two issue …
Read MoreThis newly released report is the first national review of data that confirms what judges have anecdotally shared about remote hearings before and during the pandemic. The 12-month study analyzed both 1.25 million minutes of judicial data and focus group feedback from judges and court leaders in eight counties across Texas. The NCSC study, supported …
Read MoreOn behalf of the Rural Justice Collaborative (RJC), we invite you to complete the questionnaire below to inform the development of a Rural Justice Roadmap. This initiative is part of the RJC’s 2022-2023 priorities as outlined here and will communicate the funding, training, technical assistance, and research needs of rural justice and public safety practitioners. …
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