Measuring Access to Justice
Justice depends on having a fair chance to be heard, regardless of who you are, where you live, or how much money you have. At minimum, a person should be able to learn about her rights and then give effective voice to them in a neutral and nondiscriminatory, formal or informal, process that determines the facts, applies the rule of law, and enforces the result.
That is Access to Justice.
The Attorney Access Index
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There is less than one civil legal aid attorney to help every 10,000 Americans living in poverty.
The Self-Representation Index
48%
Overall score for practices to make justice accessible to people without lawyers.