What is the Fund for Modern Courts?
The Fund for Modern Courts was founded in 1955 as a nonpartisan, not for profit, statewide organization dedicated to improving the courts in New York State through advocacy, public education and court monitoring. The Citizens Jury Project was developed as a result of a recommendation made by Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye’s blue-ribbon panel that conducted a statewide study on the jury system. The Citizens Jury Project is independent of the court system, but we are working within it to improve the jury system.
