30th anniversary of ‘Madden v. Township of Delran begs discussion of mandatory pro bono assignments

The NJSBA’s Right to Counsel Implementation Committee is hosting a Madden Summit to focus attention on the system of assignments of counsel to right to counsel cases pursuant to the decision of Madden v. Twp. of Delran, 126 N.J. 591 (1992). The Pro Bono Committee is co-sponsoring this event, which marks the 30th anniversary of the Madden decision, which held that the state has the primary obligation to provide effective counsel in matters implicating consequences of magnitude.