Welcome to Measures for Justice
better courts | better outcomes
Our goal is to flag and fix systemic problems in the American criminal court system. How? By creating a Justice Index that will allow counties to see how well or poorly their courts are providing the public with basic legal services. So that no one is deprived of his or her rights. So that no one's tax dollars go to waste.
Measures for Justice will collect information about courts across the country and use this information to help local and state communities advocate for change. MFJ will reach into the heart of America and ask: How are you doing?
News & Events
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Florida’s Office of Public Defender Honors Amy Bach with 2012 Gideon Award
April 2, 2012 | West Palm Beach, Florida
April 2 – Amy Bach, founder of Measures for Justice, receives the Gideon Award from Florida’s Palm Beach County Public Defender office. The award recognizes exemplary work supporting equal justice for indigent communities. Past recipients include Barry Scheck and Bryan Stevenson. http://www.pd15.state.fl.us/
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Amy Bach to speak on “Access to Justice” at the Association of American Law Schools
January 5, 2012 | Washington, D.C.
Amy Bach will join Kenneth Starr on a panel to discuss indigent defense law and how well it provides the poor or disenfranchised access to justice.
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Echoing Green funds MFJ
Echoing Green recently selected Measures for Justice’s founder, Amy Bach, as a Fellow out of 3,000 candidates worldwide. Echoing Green is a premier seed investor for social entrepreneurs.
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