When retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner in March of 2018 launched The Posner Center of Justice for Pro Se’s, it was a bold move to help a huge group of underserved litigants—non-lawyers trying (and usually failing) to navigate the legal system.

“We are just touching the surface, for there are reliably believed to be at least a million pro se’s in the United States,” Posner said in a news release at the time. “Many of those pro se’s, however, don’t realize they can obtain legal assistance. Therefore, I will continue to work to get the message out that our organization exists, and then try to assist as many deserving pro se’s as possible.”