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Texas Counties Trying To Kill Effort To Allow Public Access To Court Records
Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht presents his State of the Judiciary speech to a joint session of the 85th Texas Legislature. (Photo: Bob Daemmrich/Texas Tribune)
(REPORT) — Nathan Hecht, chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, has noticed a curious trend in the state’s legal system: Folks are increasingly representing themselves in legal disputes, forgoing lawyers altogether.
“They really need legal help, but they don’t feel like they can afford it,” Hecht said.
