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Judges and Judiciary,
Civil Rights

Jun. 7, 2022

Inconsistent court websites prevent access to justice

Though we do not have a duty to actively assist our opponents in litigation in navigating an arcane system, we should make more of a collective effort to ensure that online access to state courts is as easy as possible.

Anthony Pinggera

Deputy Attorney General

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As lawyers, we rarely stop to consider how state court websites affect our daily practice. For most of us, it matters little, if at all. It is our business to understand the online systems of the different Superior Courts – and even if we do not, we probably have a secretary or assistant who does. That does not mean, however, that these systems are particularly accessible, intuitive, or even consistent. They are not. The online presence of the Superior Courts is, to p...

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