The Justice for All (JFA) Task Force is holding two town hall meetings this month to get input from the public to develop a comprehensive plan to fill gaps in access to our civil justice system.

As CMF reported last summer, the Michigan Supreme Court created the task force to work toward achieving 100 percent access to our civil justice system.

JFA shares the importance of this work on its website:

• The right to a lawyer applies only in criminal cases, not civil cases.

• In the last year, seven out of 10 low-income households had at least one civil legal problem.

• Due to funding