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February 6, 2013

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS JUDICIARY BUDGET, ACCESS TO COURT FOR ALL NEW YORKERS

New York State Bar Association President Seymour W. James, Jr. today urged state lawmakers to adequately fund the state Judiciary and provide that “all people, including the weak, poor and unpopular as well as those who rely on the courts to resolve their business and commercial disputes,” have access to the courts.

“The effective operation of the court system is crucial to maintaining an orderly society,” James said in testimony submitted to the fiscal committees of the state Legislature.

James (The Legal Aid Society in New York City) endorsed Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s no-growth budget plan for the Unified Court System, which he described as “one of the largest and busiest court systems, not only in the United States, but in the world.”

To read the entire press release, click here.