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Baltimore County judge outlines one-stop Access to Justice Resource Center for self-represented litigants
Summary
County Administrative Judge Dennis Robinson described a consolidated Access to Justice Resource Center that combines the law library, self-help services, and interpreter support; the center opened in May 2025, offers navigators who help with filings and referrals, and has drawn interest from other jurisdictions.
County Administrative Judge Dennis Robinson told the Baltimore County House Delegation that the county's Access to Justice Resource Center centralizes help for people who represent themselves in court.
"We put them all in one place," Robinson said, describing a staff that includes a director, an administrator, civil, family and guardianship navigators, an interpreter coordinator and two Spanish interpreters. The center provides computer workstations, printers and assistance with electronic filing; staff review forms before filing to reduce clerk rejections.
Robinson said the center, which had a grand opening in May 2025, merges an underused law library, a self-help…
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