In November 2013, the State Bar Board of Trustees approved the creation and appointment of the Civil Justice Strategies Task Force as a special committee of the board. A membership roster can be accessed below.
The charge of the task force is to analyze the reasons for the existing “justice gap,” to evaluate the role of the legal profession in addressing the crisis, to seek the input of groups who have been working to expand access to justice to understand what efforts have worked and which have not been successful, to study creative solutions being considered in other states and other countries, and to develop an action plan with recommendations for steps that should be taken to fill the justice gap and achieve true access to justice in California.
Development of the action plan will include a series of public meetings and circulation of the draft action plan for public comment to obtain input from key stakeholders, including those who have long struggled to address the justice gap, as well as others who may be able to suggest creative solutions. Anticipated Public Meeting Topics
Anticipated Public Meeting Topics A series of all-day public hearings will be held by the task force to consider the input and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
Civil Justice Strategies Task Force Roster
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Subscribe to notices and agendas for the Civil Justice Strategies Task Force.
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