CENTENNIAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE HEARING
Centennial, Colorado – Access to Justice Hearing in Centennial on Tuesday, September 24, 2013.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 there will be a hearing at the Arapahoe County Justice Center in Centennial to help determine the civil legal needs of low-income persons in the 18th Judicial District (Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln Counties).
The Hearing Panel will include Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr., and Chief Judge for the 18th Judicial District, William B. Sylvester, as well as senators, legislators, elected officials and members of the legal community.
This will be a congressional-style hearing with testimony from designated witnesses to gather information about the legal needs of disadvantaged persons in the 18th Judicial District, and help identify gaps in local legal services, and evaluate specific needs of individual communities.
The information gathered at this hearing, and similar hearings across Colorado, will be compiled into a report and presented to the Colorado Legislature, the Colorado Supreme Court, and the Governor of Colorado.
The mission of the Access to Justice Commission is to develop, coordinate and implement policy initiatives to expand access to, and enhance the quality of justice in civil legal matters for persons who encounter barriers in Colorado’s civil justice system.
Event: Centennial Access to Justice Hearing:
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Time: Reception to begin at 5:30 PM
Hearing from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Arapahoe County Justice Center (in the Jury Assembly Room)
Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112
Directions & Map: www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/County/Index.cfm?County_ID=57