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BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO ACCESS CIVIL JUSTICE DATA IN MARYLAND.

Data Hub

The lack of civil justice data is a barrier to civil justice for all. Facts and figures related to the civil justice system are hard to come by and not easily accessible in a way that allows for visualization, data analysis or data-informed policy making. A2JC confronted this problem by creating first-of-their-kind data tools that corral, visualize and analyze information from different parts of the civil justice system to reveal insights and trends. 

The Data Hub promotes the importance of data collection and analysis; houses tools and dashboards; and describes advocacy efforts and policy positions that push for transparency and access to more civil justice data.

A2J Data Dashboards

Data | December, 8 2023

Civil Justice Data Dashboard

The Civil Justice Data Dashboard was created during the partnership of the Access to Justice Commission with the former Attorney General, Brian Frosh, for the Attorney General’s COVID-19 Access to Justice Task Force. In addition to tackling substantive areas of law like housing and consumer law, the…

Data | December, 8 2023

“Civil Justice For All” Story Map

The lack of civil justice data is a barrier to civil justice for all. As it stands now, data related to the civil justice system is hard to come by and not publicly available. This prevents data-informed policy-making, which is especially dangerous when so many Marylanders have been forced into the civil…

Data | May, 1 2023

DHCD: Evictions Dashboard

A2JC successfully advocated for a new law on eviction data, which went into effect in 2022, requiring the MD Judiciary to collect and report eviction data and for the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to develop Maryland’s first-ever eviction data dashboard.View in a separate…

Data | September, 20 2022

Housing Data Dashboard

The lack of civil justice data is a barrier to access to justice. For too long, data related to one of the most voluminous types of cases in the civil justice system – eviction – has not been publicly available in a meaningful way for communities, advocates and leaders to use for policy decisions. The…

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DHCD: Evictions Dashboard

A2JC successfully advocated for a new law on eviction data, which went into effect in 2022, requiring the MD Judiciary to collect and report eviction data and for the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to develop Maryland’s first-ever eviction data dashboard.

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