Books & Reports

20 Things Judicial Officers Can Do to Encourage Attorneys to Provide Limited Scope Representation, Limited Scope Representation Committee of the California Commission on Access to Justice (2003).

Access Across America: First Report of the Civil Justice Infrasctructure Mapping Project, Rebecca L. Sandefur and Aaron C. Smyth, American Bar Foundation (October 2011).

Addressing the Needs of Self-Represented Litigants in Our Courts: Final Report and Recommendations, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Steering Committee on Self-Represented Litigants (November 21, 2008).

American Judicature Society Pro Se Policy Recommendations (Mar. 2002).

Analysis of Survey of Missouri Circuit Clerks Regarding Pro Se/Pro Bono Services, Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Access to Family Courts (September 30, 2008).

An Analysis of Rules that Enable Lawyers to Serve Pro Se Litigants, ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services (November 2009).

A Report on Programs and Services for Self-Represented Litigants in the New York State Courts, Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives (September 2001).

Civil Legal Needs of Low and Moderate Income Households in Georgia: A Report Drawn from the 2007/2008 Georgia Legal Needs Study, Committee on Civil Justice – Supreme Court of Georgia Equal Justice Commission (June 2009).

A National Conference on Pro Se Litigation – Florida Team Report, Office of the State Courts Administrator, Florida Supreme Court (Jan. 2000).

Challenge to Justice: A Report on Self-Represented Litigants in the New Hampshire Courts, New Hampshire Supreme Court Task Force on Self-Representation (Jan. 2004).

Clearing a Path to Justice: A Report of the Maryland Judiciary Work Group on Self-Representation in Maryland Courts (August 2007).

Commission on the Status of the Legal Profession: Report and Recommendations to the New Hampshire Supreme Court (February 2007).

Commission on Virginia Courts in the 21st Century: To Benefit All, To Exclude None, Supreme Court of Virginia (January 2007).

Committee on Resources for Self-Represented Parties Strategic Planning Initiative: Report to the Judicial Council, Utah Supreme Court (July 25, 2006).

Conference of Chief Judges and Conference of State Court Administrators Joint Task Force on Pro Se Litigation Report (July 29, 2002).

Elkins Family Law Task Force Final Report and Recommendations, California Administrative Office of the Courts (April 2010).

Facilitating Access Training Program Reference Manual: Volume 1, New York State Courts Access to Justice Program (January 2010).

Facilitating Access Training Program Reference Manual: Volume 2, New York State Courts Access to Justice Program (January 2010).

Guidelines for Best Practices in Pro Se Assistance: Task Force on Pro Se Litigation, Louisiana Task Force on Pro Se Litigation of the Judicial Council (October 1, 2004).

Handbook on Limited Scope Legal Assistance, ABA Section of Litigation (2003).

Handling Cases Involving Self-Represented Litigants: A Benchguide for Judicial Officers, California Administrative Office of the Courts (2007).

Interim Report and Recommendations, Maryland Access to Justice Commission (Fall 2009).

Missouri Supreme Court Joint Commission to Review Pro Se Litigation: Report to the Supreme Court of Missouri and the Missouri Bar (September 2003).

Position Paper on Self-Represented Litigation, Policy and Liaison Committee of the Conference of State Court Administrators (2000).

Pro Se Litigation Interim Feasibility Committee Report, Supreme Court of Missouri and Missouri Bar Association (September 2004).

Pro Se Litigation: Meeting the Challenge of Self-Represented Litigants in Wisconsin, Pro Se Working Group, Wisconsin Supreme Court (December 2000).

Pro Se Litigants: The Challenge of the Future, Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Department Pro Se Committee Report (Dec. 1999).

Report and Recommendations of the Supreme Court Task Force on Pro Se & Indigent Litigants, Supreme Court of Ohio (April 2006).

Report and Recommendations on "Unbundled" Legal Services, Commission on Providing Access to Legal Services for Middle Income Consumers, New York State Bar Association (Dec. 2002).

Report of the Boston Bar Association Task Force on Unrepresented Litigants (Aug. 1998).

Report of the Committee on Pro Se Parties and Civil Justice Reform, Final Report of the Governor's Task Force on Civil Justice Reform, Colorado, (1990).

Report of the Joint Iowa Judges Association and Iowa State Bar Association Task Force on Pro Se Litigation (May 18, 2005).

Report of the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee on Pro Se Litigation (Nov. 22, 2002).

Report on the Special Committee on Limited Scope Representation, Supreme Court of Missouri and Missouri Bar Association (July 20, 2007).

Report of the Statewide Law Library/Self-Help Center Advisory Workgroup, Minnesota State Court Administrator’s Office (January 17, 2007).

Self-Represented Litigants: Characteristics, Needs, Services, The Results of Two Surveys, Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives (December 2005).

Self Represented Litigants in the Virginia Court System, Supreme Court of Virginia Pro Se Litigation Planning Committee, Enhancing Access to Justice Report (Sept. 2002).

Simplifying the Maze: A Fresh Look at Nevada’s Court System, Nevada Supreme Court Judicial Assessment Commission (October 2000).

The Self-Help Friendly Court: Designed from the Ground Up to Work for People Without Lawyers, Richard Zorza, State Justice Institute (2001).

User Friendly Courts: Customer Service in the Court House, Nathaniel T.W. Folkemer, Coalition for Justice (December 2007).

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