The Center's Mission
The Center on Civil Justice at New York University School of Law is dedicated to the U.S. civil justice system and the continued fulfillment of its purpose. The Center brings together the unmatched strengths of the NYU Law faculty in the fields of procedure and complex litigation with the sophisticated practitioners and judges who make up our Board of Advisers. Together we endeavor to support our civil courts as a place for people to fairly and efficiently resolve their problems and access justice.
The Center's faculty directors are Professors Samuel Issacharoff, Arthur Miller, and Geoffrey Miller. It is directed on an interim basis by Sheila Birnbaum, who also chairs the Center's Board of Advisers. The Board is made up of cutting-edge practitioners, as well as thought leaders from the judiciary. The Center’s work on Access to Justice is led by Janet Sabel, whose work in government and as a public interest lawyer uniquely equips her to support courts in their efforts toward reform. The Center brings together scholars, practicing lawyers, judges, court administrators, and others to track developments in our civil justice system and offer support and solutions for these changing times.
