Preserving Access to Justice
Join the MBA in advocating for adequate court and legal
services funding.
Share your story
The Massachusetts Bar Association has created a task force to
put a human face on the impact that drastic budget cuts are having
in the courts. Click here to share
anecdotal stories from clients about understaffed courts or
unreasonable delays with the Crisis in Court Funding Task Force.
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MBA outreach
- Click
here to view MBA President Valerie A. Yarashus' letter to Gov.
Deval Patrick regarding the Massachusetts Court System budget.
- Click here to view Supreme Judicial Court Chief
Justice Margaret H. Marshall's 2009 annual address to the legal
community on the Trial Court budget crisis and its impact on the
public.
- Click here for
an overview of the Massachusetts Trial Court: Funding and Staffing
budget.
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Contact your legislators
Contact key legislators about the
Trial Court budget crisis. Click
here to contact your representative. Click
here to contact your senator. Click here to find out who your legislators
are.