State Resources

The State Court Locator is a service provided for by the Villanova University School of Law and provides links to state court opinions.

FindLaw: State Resources provides searches of state law resources. To conduct a search, simply indicate the specific state and parameters of the search requested.

Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) is a national organization of state Statistical Analysis Center directors as well as analysts, researchers, and practitioners throughout the justice system.

The National Center for State Courts provides extensive resources including:

• Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ)
• The Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA)
• National Association for Court Management (NACM)
• American Judges Association (AJA)
• National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks (NCACC)
• National College of Probate Judges (NCPJ)
• National Association of State Judicial Educators (NASJE)
• National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ)
• Conference of Court Public Information Officers (CCPIO)
• Judicial Family Institute
• Institute for Court Management
• Court Association Services
• Court Consulting Services
• Research Services
• Technology Services
• International Programs

The National Judicial College offers a variety of training courses and other resources. This site includes Research Links, and the Course Catalogue and Descriptions.

American Judicature Society provides resource information, including an online version of Judicature, the Journal of the American Judicature Society.

The American Bar Association site contains extensive information and resources, including Lawyer Locator, Legislative and Governmental Advocacy, Publications, ABA Journal, Lawlink, and Links to ABA Entities (i.e.: commissions, divisions, and sections).

The Pretrial Services Resource Center is an independent, non-profit clearinghouse for information on pretrial issues and a technical assistance provider for pretrial practitioners, criminal justice officials, academicians, and community leaders nationwide. The Resource Center offers assistance regarding pretrial services agencies, pretrial services programming and management, and jail overcrowding.

NOLO Press provides extensive self-help legal resources, including an on line Legal Dictionary, Software, Store, Download Center, and Lawyer Joke Emporium.