KARLA M. GRAY EQUAL JUSTICE AWARD
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Justice Laurie McKinnon’s vision for E-RAMP program making a difference for self-represented parents in the 11th Judicial District. Justice McKinnon now hopes the program can pay dividends for families — as well as the court system — statewide.
By Joe Menden
s a former state district court judge, Justice Laurie McKinnon knew from experience how self-represented parties’ parenting-plan conflicts can bog down the court system. Having presided over the Ninth Judicial District’s drug treatment court, Justice McKinnon also knew that sometimes a collaborative process is better than the adversarial system at resolving legal issues. 12
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