Research: Judge - SRL Communications Research (SRLN 2007)
Through funding from the State Justice Institute, the California Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Maryland Judiciary, the Self-Represented Litigation Network conducted two research projects this year (2006-2007). These projects are: 1) Courtroom Communication: Understanding and Improving Judge-Litigant Interaction in Self-Represented Litigant Cases and 2) Self-Evaluation Tools for Court Handling of Self-Represented Litigant Cases. The results of this research were the bases for the judicial education curricula. The attachment describes the research in more detail.
Year published:
2007
Document Author:
Self-Represented Litigation Network
Curriculum: SRLN Court Solutions Conference Leadership Package (SRLN 2008)
The Self-Represented Litigation Leadership Package was prepared by the Self-Represented Litigation Network and launched at the Court Solutions Conference on September 8-10, 2008, in Baltimore, Maryland. The core of the Package is fifteen modules, each of which focuses on a different area of self-represented litigation innovation. These Modules can be used in a wide variety of ways to encourage leadership in innovation.
Year published:
2008
Document Author:
Richard Zorza, Self-Represented Litigation Network
Curriculum: Access to Justice for the Self Represented (SRLN & NCSC 2013)
The following modules are designed to assist judges in handling cases involving self-represented litigants (SRLs). They contain tools and techniques for judges to operate their courtrooms effectively, comply with the law, maintain neutrality, and increase access to justice while overseeing cases involving SRLs.
Year published:
2013
Document Author:
Richard Zorza, NCSC, Self-Represented Litigation Network
Conference: Harvard Judicial Leadership Conference (SRLN 2007)
Based on the research of the Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN), the resources below make up the original judicial curricula prepared by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), the American Judicature Society, and the National Judicial College, with funding from the State Justice Institute, for the November 2007 conference Access to Justice for the Self-Represented at Harvard Law School.
Year published:
2007
Document Author:
Self-Represented Litigation Network, NCSC, American Judicature Society, National Judicial College