Director, Review Services and Counsel
August 28, 2023
Civil courts across the country are facing lengthy delays and backlogs. These growing delays increase costs and deny litigants the ability to access timely financial relief and move on with their lives. Indeed, delay is one of three barriers to access to justice specifically noted by Chief Justice Wagner in his 2018 remarks at the 7th National Pro Bono Conference in Vancouver:
It can take a year or more even to get a date for a trial that might last two months. In the meantime, parties suffer financial losses or family disharmony; physical and mental health issues remain unresolved.… Read More
