"An outspoken former Chief Judge of the New York courts challenged judges and other leaders across the country to step up the fight to provide access to justice for thousands of people who, because of financial need, are left to represent themselves in civil court cases.

“The access to justice commitment can’t be apart from the leadership of the Judiciary,” retired New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman told an overflow crowd of 250 people at the eighth annual Access to Justice Conference hosted by the William S. Richardson School of Law at UH Manoa on Friday, July 24. “This is our mission: Everybody gets their day in court . . . [and] the Judiciary should be at the center of this effort.  We are the essential players.”"

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