Our New Normal? How Covid-19 Accelerated Pre-Pandemic Trends in State Court Litigation

Authors

Paula Hannaford-Agor, National Center for State CourtsFollow

Abstract

This Article briefly summa­rizes thirty years of research conducted by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) on civil litigation in state courts, highlighting the most important trends for contemporary civil justice stakeholders. It then describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil caseloads and its implications for civil case processing. It concludes with a description of the civil justice reforms endorsed by the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) to address pandemic-related backlogs and to ensure a more effective civil justice system.

This abstract has been taken from the author's introduction.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Publication Information

71 DePaul Law Review 279-300 (2022)

Repository Citation

Hannaford-Agor, Paula, "Our New Normal? How Covid-19 Accelerated Pre-Pandemic Trends in State Court Litigation" (2022). Faculty Publications. 2299.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/facpubs/2299