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Vision
of a Civil Justice System in Maine
The 1990 Report of the Maine
Commission on Legal Needs, (or Muskie Study),
and The Commission to Study Future of Maine Courts,
(1993 – 1994), made a series of recommendations about the delivery of justice
in Maine. While the reports did not
include explicit statements of their overall vision of the justice system of the
future, their recommendations included statements that implicitly constitute a
vision. The following statements represent an effort to capture that vision.
Quality of justice will not be impacted by income status. The justice system is convenient, understandable and affordable. Barriers to the justice system – such as those posed by geography, disability, institutionalization, language, culture, – are overcome. Every Mainer involved with the legal system who wants and needs a lawyer can have a qualified, motivated advocate, regardless of ability to pay. Mainers have access to a variety of means of resolving their disputes, not only in connection with court proceedings. The courts are managed in an impartial, timely, efficient, and affordable manner that recognizes the interests of parties, other participants, and society in general, commands public respect, and uses public resources effectively.
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