Revisiting ‘circuit riding’ judges There’s a rich history in this country of the courts coming to far-flung communities to resolve disputes. There are remnants of the practice in the names of our “circuit” courts. Circuit riders dispatched to rural and…
Continue Reading Crazy or Crazy Good Idea: Justice Buses?

Well maybe not directly to you. But to a neighborhood near you. That’s the case if you’re in St. Louis. That’s because St. Louis has for the first time created an E-Courts location in North County. The move to create…
Continue Reading Can’t Come to the Courthouse? The Courthouse Will Come to You

Unlike so many legal conferences, Pro Bono Net’s Decolonizing Justice centered its sessions not on the lawyering but on problems in need of solutions. Before diving into highlights from the mid-November event, it’s worth pausing to consider the name. Decolonizing…
Continue Reading Bringing Legal Empowerment Directly to Communities

Much of the current justice system is built on processes and techniques that make it harder than it has to be to comply with orders and even show up to court dates. The no shows are hit with sanctions and…
Continue Reading Failure to Appear: Don’t Care vs. Don’t Know

The last decade has seen enormous advances in legal technology. The tech covers just about every aspect of supporting and delivering legal services, with the laggards in the judiciary quickly coming up to speed during the pandemic. Until now, legal…
Continue Reading Legal Tech’s ‘Second Wave’: A Focus on the Client

Another week, another conference on another platform. This one had a couple things going for it: It was short and it was fun. User-friendly design expert and A2J Hero Nicole Bradick and her team at Theory and Principle held what…
Continue Reading Justice Tech and Civil Tech Bridged

This year, I’ve had the opportunity to sample and attend numerous virtual conferences, webinars, classes, and events. Without a doubt, Clio Cloud 2020 was the best. Not to say there weren’t glitches, like no sound on the core platform on…
Continue Reading Highlights from #ClioCloud9