Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court gave testimony on how to help improve access to justice, including by leveraging artificial intelligence and supporting certification programs for training paraprofessionals. 

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‘Denied Justice, Pure and Simple’

Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM