Preservation of the Justice System – Resource Page

ABA President Stephen N. Zack established the Task Force on Preservation of the Justice System as one of his four core initiatives for the 2010-2011 year.  This Task Force is addressing some of the most critical issues facing the legal profession today: the severe underfunding of our justice system, depletion of resources, and the courts’ struggle to render their constitutional function and provide access to justice for countless Americans.

Below, please find links to helpful background information on the Task Force and its efforts.

• Backgrounder on the Growing Crisis in Our Courts System
• Full text of questions posed by the informal survey
• About the American Bar Association’s Justice Center
• About the Task Force on the Preservation of the Justice System (updated May 24, 2011)
• Biographical Information on Members of the Task Force (updated May 24, 2011)
• Full transcript of the first hearing of the Task Force, Feb. 9 in Atlanta

For more information, please contact the ABA Communications & Media Relations Division: 202-662-1091.