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THE 2017 MASSACHUSETTS JUSTICE FOR ALL PROJECT ISSUES A SURVEY This Update seeks your ideas and participation in the Access to Justice Commission’s Justice for All Project. The Project is funded by a special grant which seeks nothing less than to develop a plan that ultimately provides 100 percent access to effective assistance for essential […]
Next Commission Meeting March 23, 2017 The next meeting of the Access to Justice Commission will take place in the Social Law Library at the Adams Courthouse, One Pemberton Plaza, Boston. The meeting begins at 3:00 and is open to the public. Civil Appeals Pro Bono Clinic: Training and Reception March 2: The Civil […]
MAURA KELLY HIRED AS TRIAL COURT SENIOR MANAGER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE Hon. Dina Fein, long the Special Advisor to the Trial Court on Access to Justice initiatives, announced at yesterday’s meeting of the Access to Justice Commission that The Trial Court has hired Maura Kelly for the position of Senior Manager for Access to Justice. […]
BOSTON MAYOR PROPOSES RIGHT TO COUNSEL IN EVICTIONS. Nearly a decade after a task force produced “Gideon’s New Trumpet” calling for a right to counsel in eviction cases, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has taken the idea to heart and proposed a right to counsel as part of a package of legislation he will submit to […]
COMMISSION’S NEXT MEETING JANUARY 19, 2017. The next meeting of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission will convene at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January19, 2017, in the Social Law Library on the fourth floor of the John Adams Courthouse, One Pemberton Plaza, Boston. Other meetings are scheduled for March 23, May 23 and June 13. […]
1. THE NEXT ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION MEETING WILL CONVENE ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, AT 3:00, in the Social Law Library on the fourth floor of the Adams courthouse located at One Pemberton Plaza, Boston MA. The meeting is open to the public. The major item on the agenda is an exploration of cases involving […]
Massachusetts was awarded one of seven Justice For All grants (also known to some of us as the 100% access initiative grants) from the Public Welfare Foundation. It was a competitive process, with twenty-five states applying for such funding. The grant proposal contemplated the development of a strategic action plan for improving access to justice […]
On September 29, 2016 the Boston Bar Association published a lengthy article about the goals of new Commission and the accomplishments of previous iterations of the Commission. The article begins: The start of the BBA’s program year and the new SJC session also coincide with the new seating of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission. […]
MLAC Appropriation: Up By $1.0 Million Today’s news from the legislature’s budget conference committee held a better outcome for MLAC than some had predicted. The FY 2017 appropriation is $18 million, up $1.0 million from FY 2016. The increase was won despite many cuts affecting other state budgets. The work of MLAC supporters is not […]
COMMISSION FILES ANNUAL REPORT WITH JUSTICES — ACTIVITY ON MANY FRONTS The Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission has filed its Annual Report on Activities in 2015 with the Supreme Judicial Court. A copy is attached, and the Report, together with reports from the prior decade, can be found at www.massA2J.org. The Report has five sections, […]