Pro Bono

• Jurisdiction: Georgia,United States
• Citation: Vol. 27 No. 5 Pg. 0052
• Pages: 0052
• Publication year: 2022

Pro BonoNo. Vol. 27, No. 5 Pg. 52Georgia Bar JournalApril, 2022

Gathering Together for Access to Justice

The Judicial Council of Georgia's Access to Justice Committee and the State Bar's Access to Justice Committee coordinate their work to analyze the unmet legal needs and approaches necessary to increase access to the courts and to legal assistance for poor and marginalized Georgians.

BY MIKE MONAHAN.

Members and guests of the Judicial Council of Georgia's Access to Justice Committee and the State Bar of Georgia Access to Justice Committee gathered for an informal joint retreat at the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 8. The museum documents the history of slavery and racism in the United States. The retreat also included a visit to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.

Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Verda Colvin, who serves as chair of the Judicial Council Committee, convened the event with U.S. Magistrate Judge Catherine Salinas, chair of the State Bar Access to...