Timely justice: How case screening improves efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness

This report, authored by Jared Fishman, Rory Pulvino, Jess Sorensen, and Tyler Richardett, was made possible by the hard work and dedication of many individuals and organizations. First and foremost, thank you to the funders for this report—the Bureau of Justice Assistance and Arnold Ventures. Second, we would like to thank the Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office for being a willing and enthusiastic partner in rigorous policy evaluation. Thank you to the attorneys and staff at the Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office who designed and implemented the screening process and provided the data for this evaluation. Specifically, thank you to April Campbell, Daniel Cooper, Bruce Durant, Timothy Finch, Mallory Helina, Rocky Johnson, Nina Savas, Chad Simpson, Kim Steele, Scarlett Wilson, and Charlie Young. Also, thank you to D. James Greiner from the Harvard Law School Access to Justice Lab for his guidance and support in the design of this project.

Thank you to the Justice Innovation Lab team for their hard work and dedication to this project—Don Braman, Lily Grier, Kevin Himberger, J.J. Naddeo, Tiana Herring, and Jarvis Idowu.

This report is the culmination of five years of work. We are grateful for the long-term support and partnership of Susan and David Tunnell, the Schusterman Family Foundation, the Ballmer Group, Microsoft, The Toll Family, The Solomon Family, the George Washington University Law School, Goldman Sachs Gives, Emily and Drew Bonfiglio, Stand Together Trust, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, without whom this project would not have been possible.