Action Plan for Justice (2007)

About this report

The Action Plan for Justice, published in 2007 by the California Commission on Access to Justice, lays out a practical roadmap toward equal access to justice in California. It starts from the principle that nothing is more essential to a working democracy than equal access to justice. Its chart of recommendations covers funding for legal services, pro bono work, better ways of delivering legal help (including in rural areas and through technology), language access, and services for people of modest means.

Published by the California Access to Justice Commission · Strategic Plans · PDF, 10 pages

No principle is more essential to a well-functioning democratic society than equal access to justice. True access to justice ensures the long-term preservation of our core constitutional and common law values and fosters respect for the rule of law by all segments of society. Yet universal access remains an alluring and elusive goal rather than a contemporary reality. While the law increasingly permeates every aspect of our lives, not all members of society yet enjoy full access to the institutions in which the law is administered, interpreted, applied and enforced. This Action Plan is designed to help make that access a reality: to advance incrementally from a sound, principled but sometimes remote system of justice to a better one – more accessible, more effective and, ultimately, more just.