For years before he became a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1999, Robert Katzmann challenged the legal profession to redouble its pro bono efforts for the underserved. But it was his work as an appellate judge in the last decade that made it clear to Judge Katzmann how serious the problem is, and how great is the need for attorneys to step up to the plate.
Immigration cases were dominating the Second Circuit’s docket, and as he saw wave after wave of deportation and asylum cases hit his desk, Judge Katzmann recalled last week, “I was very disturbed by the grossly inadequate representation of immigrants.” A large percentage had no lawyers at all, and those who did often were represented by attorneys who were incompetent or overwhelmed.
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