Courting Justice follows a town hall format that invites state supreme, appellate, and trial court judges to step down from the bench and listen to new perspectives on how the state courts can better deliver justice for all. Supported by SJI and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), airing on PBS and hosted by …
Read MoreOn December 10, 2016, the U.S. Senate confirmed Chief Justice John Minton from Kentucky to serve on the SJI Board of Directors. Chief Justice Minton was nominated by the President on July 13, 2016. He was elected to the Supreme Court of Kentucky in 2006, and reelected in 2014. His fellow justices elected him as …
Read MoreIn July 2016, the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) approved a resolution endorsing the Recommendations of its Civil Justice Improvements Committee. The Committee’s report, Call to Action: Achieving Justice for All, encourages the state courts to improve their civil justice systems by providing 13 recommendations. Since then, the Call to Action and supporting materials have been accessed, …
Read MoreFormer SJI Board Chair Chief Justice Jim Hannah was posthumously inducted into the Warren E. Burger Society during the National Center for State Court’s (NCSC) Annual Recognition Luncheon on November 17, 2016. Chief Justice Hannah, who passed away in January 2016 at the age of 71, had served as SJI Board Chair since 2010, and …
Read MoreWith support from SJI, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and the Texas Office of Court Administration partnered to evaluate the impact of the Texas Expedited Actions Rules, which were enacted in 2013 to reduce expense and delay in civil litigation. The rules are mandatory for almost all civil cases involving monetary damages of …
Read MoreThe SJI Board of Directors has established Priority Investment Areas for FY 2017 grant funding. SJI will allocate significant financial resources through grant-making for these Priority Investment Areas (in no ranking order): Self-Represented Litigation – Promoting court-based self-help centers, online services, and increasing use of court-based volunteer attorney programs. Language Access – Improving language access …
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