The U.S. Economy and Court System in Trouble

Judges in Los Angeles County have noticed increases in family law, landlord-tenant, creditors’ collections, and similar cases, those of which are associated with high tension caused by the current state of the economy. With the economy in bad shape, even some lawyers are having to resort to suing their clients for not paying their fees. The guilty end up asking for community service, or even jail time, because they can’t pay their fines.

With the economy adversely affecting the public who are going through foreclosures and the like, it is also affecting employees and courtrooms. Some employees are facing layoffs, and some courtrooms are facing closures. As a result, I fear that these events will lead to injustice. The time it takes for civil lawsuits is expected to increase from sixteen months to almost five years. This means victims will suffer for a longer period of time.

Hopefully in the near future the economy will begin to strengthen and flourish, bringing money into people’s pockets, so they can afford to have their legal issues resolved and, most importantly, have justice served.