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The
Congress by House Joint Resolution 898 of the
Ninety-third Congress asked President Gerald Ford to
proclaim the second full week of October as National
Legal Secretaries’ Court Observance Week. Each
year the NALS Education Committee chooses a theme to
assist members in preparing for the Week. The
theme chosen for 2008 is "Justice - How You
Can Make A Difference" - please join us as we
celebrate!
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Webster
defines justice as the principle or
ideal of moral rightness; the upholding of what is
right and lawful; the quality of being fair or
impartial; and the administration and procedure of
law.
Justice
has eluded a well defined and understood meaning.
It is a value laden word which often precludes
agreement on its meaning. It has a profound,
learned, sage and exhilarating sound. It
evokes strong emotions. The values and notions
of justice that impact us today
emanate and are synthesized from those commonly
shared, timeless qualities of justice
as described by Socrates, Lock, Hume, Machiavelli
and Spinoza among others.
Warren
E. Burger
said:
“Concepts of justice must have hands
and feet to carry out justice in every
case in the shortest possible time and the lowest
possible cost. That is the challenge to every lawyer
and judge in America.” James Anthony Froude
said “Justice without wisdom is
impossible.”
So
what is Justice and what does it mean
to you? What can You do to make a
difference in our justice system?
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