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Supreme Court of Wisconsin |
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In the matter of the Creation of an Access to Justice Commission |
FILED OCT 1, 2008 David R. Schanker Clerk of Supreme Court Madison, WI |
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On July 1, 2008, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Wisconsin filed a petition requesting the court create a Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission. The petition sets forth specific recommendations on the commission's mission, membership, and funding. The Board of Governors adopted the Access to Justice Study Committee report, "Bridging the Justice Gap: Wisconsin's Unmet Legal Needs," on May 8, 2007. The report is available at http://www.wisbar.org/am/ template.cfm?section=bridging_the_justice_gap. In this report the committee recommended the establishment of an Access to Justice Commission.
IT IS ORDERED that a public hearing on the petition
shall be held in the Supreme Court Room in the State Capitol,
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court's conference in the matter shall be held promptly following the public hearing.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the hearing be given by a single publication of a copy of this order and of the petition in the official state newspaper and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.
Dated at
BY THE COURT:
David R. Schanker
Clerk of Supreme Court