Welcome to the ATJ Commission directory page. Each ATJ Commission is listed below, along with a link to relevant websites, twitter accounts, and creation documents.
Access to Justice Commissions
Directory and Structure
ATJ Commissions
The below directory includes all ATJ Commissions according to the definition provided here.
Alabama
Website: Alabama Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2007; Mission and Functions; Operating rules
Alaska
Website: Alaska Fairness and Access Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: 1998
Arizona
Website: Arizona Commission on Access to Justice
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, August 2014
Arkansas
Website: Arkansas Access to Justice Commission; @ArkansasJustice
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2003, on State Bar petition. 2015 Amendment.; Mission and Structure; Operating Rules
California
Website: California Commission on Access to Justice
Creation/Structure/Reports: Created by participating entities, including Judicial Council and Judges Association, along with State Bar, 1996
Colorado
Website: Colorado Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Created by agreement between State Bar and Supreme Court, 200; Bylaws
Connecticut
Website: Connecticut Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Charge, 2011
Delaware
Website: Delaware Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Amended Supreme Court Order, 2014
District of Columbia
Website: District of Columbia Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Court of Appeals created in 2005 for 2 year term.; Continued in 2007, by Order
Florida
Website: Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice; @FLAatcj
Creation/Structure/Reports: Administrative Order, 2014; Operating Procedures
Hawaii
Website: Hawaii Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Rule, 2008
Illinois
Website: Illinois Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2012
Indiana
Website: Indiana Coalition for Court Access
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2013
Iowa
Website: Iowa Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2016; Bylaws
Kansas
Website: Kansas Supreme Court Access to Justice Committee
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2010. New Rule updated, 2012
Kentucky
Website: Kentucky Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2010
Louisiana
Website: Louisiana Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2015
Maine
Website: Maine Justice Action Group
Creation/Structure/Reports: Operates as coalition, initially convened by Chief Justice and federal judge, 1995
Maryland
Website: Maryland Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Court of Appeals Rule, 2008. Reconstituted in 2013
Massachusetts
Website: Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Proposed in 2004. Supreme Court Order, 2005. Reconstituted in 2010; Mission and Core Values, 2003
Michigan
Website: Michigan Justice For All Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Administrative Order 2021-1; Annual Report, 2021
Mississippi
Website: Mississippi Access to Justice Commission; @MississippiATJ
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2006
Montana
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2012
Nebraska
Website: Nebraska Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports:
Nevada
Website: Nevada Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2006
New Hampshire
Website: New Hampshire Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2007. Reorganized, 2011
New Mexico
Website: New Mexico Commission on Access to Justice
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2004, on recommendation of State Bar Committee
New York
Website: New York Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
Creation/Structure/Reports: New York Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services, 2010; Supreme Court Order, 2015
North Carolina
Website: North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Revised supreme Court Order, 2014; Supreme Court Order, 2005; Mission and Structure, 2006; Bylaws; Organizational Relationships
Ohio
Website: Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court of Ohio Letter and Certificate; H.B. 166
Oklahoma
Website: Oklahoma Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2014
Puerto Rico
Website: Puerto Rico Advisory Commission for Access to Justice
Creation/Structure/Reports: 2014
South Carolina
Website: South Carolina Access to Justice Commission; @SCATJ
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2007; Updated Court Order in 2014; Updated Court Order in 2016
Tennessee
Website: Tennessee Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2009
Texas
Website: Texas Access to Justice Commission; @TexasATJ
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2001, on recommendation of State Planning Group
Vermont
Website: Vermont Access to Justice Coalition
Creation/Structure/Reports: Created by joint resolution of Supreme Court, legal aid programs, law school, Bar Association, Bar Foundation, 2004; Mission Statement
Virgin Islands
Website: Virgin Islands Commission on Access to Justice
Creation/Structure/Reports: Rule 301, 2014
Virginia
Website: Virginia Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2013, on recommendation of Supreme Court's ATJ Planning Committee
Washington
Website: Washington State Access to Justice Board
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 1994, on State Bar petition. Reauthorized 2012, Order 2016; Operational Rules, 2006; Operational Rules, 2015
Wisconsin
Website: Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission; @wisatj
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2009; Core Values and Mission; Bylaws; Articles of Incorporation
Wyoming
Website: Wyoming Access to Justice Commission
Creation/Structure/Reports: Supreme Court Order, 2008; Bylaws
Other ATJ Entities
Georgia
Website: State Bar of Georgia Access to Justice Committee
Minnesota
Website: Minnesota State Bar Association Legal Services to the Disadvantaged Committee
Oregon
Website: Oregon Access to Justice Coalition