Resources: California Judicial Education Framework (CA 2022)
Judicial Council of California Center for Judicial Education & Research home page at http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/protem/
California: Handling Cases Involving Self-Represented Litigants: A Benchguide for Judicial Officers (January 2007, Updated 2019) available at https://www.courts.ca.gov/partners/documents/benchguide_self_rep_litigants.pdf.
California Rules of Court re: judicial education
Year published:
2022
Document Author:
SRLN
Comments: SRLN Comments to Proposed Court Rule Changes in Florida on Technology Integration (SRLN 2021)
On July 1, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court appointed Workgroup on the Continuity of Court Operations and Proceedings During and After COVID-19 filed a petition to amend the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, and Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Year published:
2021
Document Author:
SRLN
Article: Faster, Cheaper & As Satisfying: An Evaluation of Alaska’s Early Resolution Triage Program (Marz 2016)
The Alaska Court System, in partnership with the Alaska Pro Bono Program, created the Early Resolution Program (ERP) to address many issues with which courts across the country are grappling: how to efficiently and effectively manage divorce and custody cases involving self-represented litigants (SRLs), and how to triage cases to the appropriate resolution approach. This paper reported on an evaluation of the Anchorage ERP.
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
Stacey Marz
Judicial Guidance for Cases Involving Self-Represented Litigants: Bench Guides
The SRLN Administrative Office of the Courts Working Group has collected court system resources that provide guidance for judges for cases involving self-represented parties. Here is a selection of Bench Guides:
Year published:
2018
Document Author:
SRLN
Judicial Guidance for Cases Involving Self-Represented Litigants
Judges are often unsure of how to handle cases which involve a self-represented party. Many court systems have produced judicial bench guides and other materials to ensure that self-represented litigants can present their case to the court in a meaningful way without compromising the neutrality of the court.
Year published:
2018
Document Author:
SRLN
Resolution: Supporting Recognition of Chief Judge Eric T. Washington, DC Court of Appeals (2017)
Self-Represented Litigation Network
Resolution 1-2017
Supporting Recognition of Chief Judge Eric T. Washington, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
WHEREAS, Chief Judge Eric T. Washington has served as vice-chair or chair of the Access, Fairness and Public Trust Committee (“the Committee”) since its first meeting in 2010; and
Year published:
2017
Document Author:
Self-Represented Litigation Network
Video: Re-Imagining Family Law Procedures (Alaska 2016)
Video featuring the Honorable Vanessa White, Judge of the Superior Court at Palmer Alaska, and Stacey Marz, Director of the Alaska Court System's Self-Help Services.
Re-Imagining Family Law Procedures
See our related page for more information, News: Alaska Court Uses Triage and Targeted Pro Bono Unbundled Legal Advice to Settle 80% of Contested Domestic Cases (Alaska State Court System 2015).
Year published:
2016
Document Author:
Alaska Court System
Report: NCSC Judicial Conduct Reporter (Gray 2014)
This issue of the Judicial Conduct Reporter includes an indepth look at how states are addressing the ethics issues posed by self-represented litigants, including a review of case law and Judicial Code of Ethics 2.2.
Year published:
2014
Document Author:
Cynthia Gray
SRLN Brief: Procedural Fairness / Procedural Justice (SRLN 2015)
Research has shown that when defendants and litigants perceive the court process to be fair, they are more likely to comply with court orders and follow the law in the future—regardless of whether they “win” or “lose” their case. This is called procedural fairness or procedural justice. Increasingly, national judicial organizations have recognized the importance of promoting procedural fairness.
Year published:
2015
Document Author:
Self-Represented Litigation Network