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Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
MLAC announces $24M in state appropriation funding for FY20; Housing Court vacancy open for applications; CJA panel applications due Sept. 30

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MLAC announces $24M in state appropriation funding for FY20

After receiving $24 million in the Massachusetts budget for fiscal year 2020, the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation has announced that it will award the funding in grants to 16 legal services organizations in FY20 – its largest-ever round of state appropriation funding for legal services organizations in Massachusetts.
 
The $24 million provided to MLAC in FY20 is an increase of $3 million over the previous year. MLAC is the largest funding source of civil legal aid in the commonwealth.  
 
The legal aid organizations that receive funding from MLAC provide critical civil legal aid to struggling people who otherwise would not have legal representation in serious civil legal matters. In most instances, people qualify for civil legal aid if their annual income is at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty level, or $32,188 for a family of four. 

The legal aid organizations receiving MLAC funding in FY20 include regional legal aid organizations – which provide advice and representation to low-income people facing civil legal issues related to housing, health care, public benefits, immigration, domestic violence, and other serious legal issues – and statewide legal aid organizations that specialize in certain areas of law and serve clients statewide.

Click here for a full list of the organizations receiving funding. 

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Housing Court vacancy open for applications

The Judicial Nominating Commission is currently accepting applications for the following Housing Court vacancy:

Hon. Anne Chaplin
(Dec. 6, 2019)


The application deadline is Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.

Click here for application instructions.

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CJA panel applications due Sept. 30

The Criminal Justice Act Board of the U.S. District Court is accepting applications through Sept. 30 for the Boston, Springfield and Worcester CJA panels.

Click here to access the online application.