The Court System
§The Court System touches all our lives
§Victims of crime
§Participants in lawsuits
§Property disputes
§Drug treatment programs
§Child custody disputes
EACH OF YOU SITTING HERE TODAY LIKELY HAS COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE COURT SYSTEM OR KNOWS SOMEONE WHO HAS.
YOU MAY HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF CRIME, YOU MAY HAVE BEEN SUED, YOU MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A PROPERTY DISPUTE, YOU MAY KNOW SOMEBODY WHO IS IN A COURT ORDERED DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM, YOU MAY HAVE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER INVOLVED IN A CHILD CUSTODY DISPUTE.