Access to Justice Publications

The State Bar and the California Access to Justice Commission publishes reports and studies on issues to improve access to civil justice for Californians. Below are links to publications addressing issues on impact on legal aid, veterans needs, and rural opportunities: 

• California’s Attorney Deserts: Access to Justice Implications of the Rural Lawyer Shortage (2019)
• Disasters in Rural California: The Impact on Access to Justice (2019)
• Making a Difference: California Legal Aid Impact Report (2019)
• Administrative Agencies Minimum Access Standards, a publication by the California Access to Justice Commission (2019)
• Veterans Legal Services in California: A Study of Needs and Opportunities (2018)
• Improving Civil Justice in Rural California Executive Summary Edition: A Report of the California Access to Justice Commission (2010)
• Action Plan for Justice Summary Edition: A Report of the California Access to Justice Commission (2007)
• Language Barriers to Justice in California Executive Summary Edition: A Report of the California Access to Justice Commission (2005)