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    Self-Represented Litigants

    Facilitating Access Training Program Reference Manual: Volume 1 (PDF)
    January 1, 2015
    Facilitating Access Training Program Reference Manual: Volume 2 (PDF)
    January 1, 2015
    Facilitating Access Training Program Reference Manual: Volume 2 (PDF)
    January 1, 2015
    Self-Represented Litigants in the New York City Family Court and New York City Housing Court (PDF)
    December 1, 2005
    Final Report and Recommendations of the Facilitating Access Committee (PDF)
    September 1, 2001

    Sentencing

    Determinate Sentencing Proposal (PDF)
    December 1, 2014
    Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility Report (PDF)
    February 10, 2012

    Small Claims

    Small Claims Handbook, City, Town & Village Courts (PDF)
    August 1, 2024
    Small Claims Court Guide, NYC, Nassau and Suffolk Counties (PDF)
    July 1, 2024

    State of the Judiciary Addresses

    The State of the Judiciary 2026 (PDF)
    February 9, 2026
    The State of the Judiciary 2025 (PDF)
    February 10, 2025
    The State of the Judiciary 2024 (PDF)
    February 27, 2024
    The State of the Judiciary 2023 (PDF)
    February 28, 2023
    The State of the Judiciary 2022 (PDF)
    February 16, 2022
    The State of the Judiciary 2021 (PDF)
    March 2, 2021
    The State of the Judiciary 2020 (PDF)
    February 26, 2020
    The State of the Judiciary 2019 (PDF)
    February 26, 2019
    The State of the Judiciary 2018 (PDF)
    February 6, 2018
    The State of the Judiciary 2017 (PDF)
    February 1, 2017
    The State of the Judiciary 2015 (PDF)
    February 17, 2015
    The State of the Judiciary 2014 (PDF)
    February 11, 2014
    The State of the Judiciary 2013 (PDF)
    February 5, 2013
    The State of the Judiciary 2012 (PDF)
    February 14, 2012
    The State of the Judiciary 2011 (PDF)
    February 15, 2011
    The State of the Judiciary 2010 (PDF)
    January 1, 2010
    The State of the Judiciary 2008 (PDF)
    January 1, 2008
    The State of the Judiciary 2007 (PDF)
    January 1, 2007
    The State of the Judiciary 2006 (PDF)
    January 1, 2006
    The State of the Judiciary 2005 (PDF)
    January 1, 2005
    The State of the Judiciary 2004 (PDF)
    February 9, 2004
    The State of the Judiciary 2003 (PDF)
    January 1, 2003
    The State of the Judiciary 2002 (PDF)
    January 14, 2002
    The State of the Judiciary 2001 (PDF)
    January 8, 2001
    The State of the Judiciary 2000 (PDF)
    January 1, 2000

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    Town & Village Courts

    Action Plan for the Justice Courts (PDF)
    November 1, 2006

    Unrepresented Litigants

    Ensuring Access To Justice for Unrepresented Court Users in the Virtual Court Era – and Beyond (PDF)
    July 1, 2020
    White Paper: Creating a Successful Court-Based Program to Safeguard Access to Justice for Mentally Impaired Litigants at Risk for Eviction (PDF)
    December 1, 2016
    Best Practices for Court Help Centers: A Guide for Court Administrators and Help Center Staff Inside and Outside New York State (PDF)
    April 1, 2015

    New York State Courts Access to Justice Program

    Facilitating Access Training Program Reference Manual: Volume 1 (PDF)
    March 1, 2015

    New York State Courts Access to Justice Program

    Facilitating Access Training Program Reference Manual: Volume 2 (PDF)
    March 1, 2015

    New York State Courts Access to Justice Program

    Impact: Collected Essays on the Threat of Economic Inequality (PDF)
    January 1, 2015

    Judge Fern Fisher, Insuring Civil Justice for All: Meeting the Challenges of Poverty

    Self-Represented Litigants in the New York City Family Court and New York City Housing Court (PDF)
    December 1, 2005

    Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives

    Final Report and Recommendations of the Facilitating Access Committee (PDF)
    September 1, 2001

    Office of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives

    A Report on Programs and Services for Self-Represented Litigants in the New York State Courts (PDF)
    September 1, 2001

    Virtual Court Appearances

    Virtual Proceedings Procedures & Protocols (PDF)
    January 1, 2024

    Women in the Courts

    Lawyer's Manual on Human Trafficking: Pursuing Justice for Victims (PDF)
    January 1, 2011
    Immigration and Domestic Violence: A Short Guide for New York State Judges (PDF)
    January 1, 2004
    Women in the Courts: A Work in Progress (PDF)
    January 1, 2002
    On the Bench: Judicial Responses to Gender Bias (PDF)
    January 1, 1999
    Fair Speech: Gender Neutral Language in the Courts (PDF)
    January 1, 1997
    Executive Summary of the Report of the New York Task Force on Women in the Courts (PDF)
    March 1, 1996

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