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Reshaping Public Attitudes on the Courts. JAS Pilot Project: Lessons from New Mexico. The backbone of a movement to ensure the courts are fully operational must fully engage the leadership of the legal community . Reshaping Public Attitudes on the Courts.
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Reshaping Public Attitudes on the Courts JAS Pilot Project: Lessons from New Mexico The backbone of a movement to ensure the courts are fully operational must fully engage the leadership of the legal community.
Reshaping Public Attitudes on the Courts JAS Pilot Project: Lessons from New Mexico Judicial leaders should take time to identity and engage leadership within then State Bar who are willing to spend time serving as: • Organizers for an ongoing campaign to to fully fund the courts. • Advocates for this effort with key decision-makers. • Ambassadorswith community groups &business organizations. • Event planners to put together a robust State Bar advocacy day.
Reshaping Public Attitudes on the Courts JAS Pilot Project: Lessons from New Mexico Bar leaders must educate membership about the court’s challenges and provide opportunities for action: • Robust, ongoing communications • Easy-to-navigate web site • Talking points & speaker’s bureau • Op-eds and earned media