Mission Statement
Reports of the Commissions
- Annual Report for 2021-2022 – November 2022
- Annual Report for 2020-2021 – August 2021
- Annual Report for 2019-2020 – August 2020
- Annual Report for 2018-2019 – August 2019
- Annual Report for 2017-2018 – August 2018
- Annual Report for 2016-2017 – July 2017
- Access to Attorneys Final Report – published May 19, 2017
- Annual Report for 2015-2016 – June 2016
- Final Annual Report of the Second Access to Justice Commission for 2014 – published April 2015 (2014)
- The Special Planning Committee’s Progress Report and Recommendations adopted by the Commission, Fall 2013
- Report on Activities in 2012
- Report on Activities in 2011
- The Special Planning Committee’s Second Interim Report adopted by the Commission September 15, 2011
Collaborative Reports
Reports, Resolutions, and Other Documents Relating to Commission Initiatives
- Creating a More Equitable System: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic – published September 2022
- Report on Fee Shifting in Family Law Litigation – published May 2022
- Report of the Online Dispute Resolution Committee – published July 28, 2021
- Housing Pilot Summary Report – published February 27, 2020
- Consumer Debt Pilot Summary Report – published October 31, 2019
- Report of the Working Group on Possession and Use of Cell Phones and Similar Devices in the Courts of Massachusetts
- Conference of Chief Justices | Conference of State Court Administrators Resolution 4 In Support of Rules Regarding Default Judgments in Debt Collection Cases
- Conference of Chief Justices | Conference of State Court Administrators Resolution 7 In Support of a Review of Courthouse Cell Phone Policies
- Report to the Commission on Self-Help Centers, November 2012
Reports of the Original Commission
The original Commission issued reports from time to time. It issued four annual reports on its activities and a major report, based on four hearings, dated June 2007.
The Commission held four hearings at which it asked witnesses to identify barriers to access to justice in Massachusetts. The hearings were held in Springfield, New Bedford, Lawrence and Boston. The report on what the witnesses had to say during these hearings is entitled Barriers to Access to Justice in Massachusetts: A Report, with Recommendations, to the Supreme Judicial Court.