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Applications now open for Access to Justice Summer 2026 Fellowship
Monday, March 30, 2026
The Center on Civil Justice is excited to launch its inaugural Summer 2026 Access to Justice Fellowship. We are seeking 2-3 rising 2L and 3L law students to earn a $750 stipend this summer to write a policy paper on a key access to justice issue!
Kathryne M. Young and Sateesh Nori Apopinted as Inaugural Scholars in the Center on Civil Justice’s Scholars Program
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
New York University School of Law’s Center on Civil Justice (CCJ) is proud to announce the appointment of its first two Scholars under the newly launched CCJ Scholars Program, an initiative designed to build sustained partnerships with leading scholars and practitioners committed to solving the nation’s most persistent civil justice challenges.
NYU School of Law Welcomes Chief Justice Nathan Hecht as Distinguished Judicial Fellow
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Chief Justice Nathan Hecht will join NYU School of Law as a Distinguished Judicial Fellow for the 2025-26 academic year. He will be affiliated with our Center on Civil Justice. Chief Justice Hecht is one of the most respected jurists in the United States. He served on the Supreme Court of Texas for 36 years—longer than any other justice in the Court’s history—before retiring as Chief Justice on December 31, 2024.