Chambers Armstrong named to American Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice Scholars Program

Cassie Chambers Armstrong, assistant professor at the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law, has been named to the American Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice Scholars Program.

The ABF, founded in 1952 by the American Bar Association, is a research institute committed to the principle that a deep understanding of the law is vital to a more just, equitable world. In partnership with The JPB Foundation, the ABF supports a diverse group of empirical scholars interested in researching access to civil justice through the ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program.

Directed by ABF Faculty Fellow and MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner Rebecca Sandefur, the program brings together cohorts of faculty scholars to support their research, mentor their progress and build intellectual relationships needed to grow the access-to-justice field.

Beginning May 1, Chambers Armstrong will join Access to Justice Scholars from across the United States for an 18-month fellowship of in-person and virtual meetings that explore civil justice. Scholars in the program also receive funds toward course reductions, summer support, and research expenses.

“The Access to Justice Scholars Program is a premiere program for legal scholars to engage in innovative empirical research and initiatives that bridge the divide between access to civil justice scholarship and practice in the United States and around the world,” said Brandeis School of Law Dean Melanie Jacobs. “Professor Chambers Armstrong is already establishing herself as an important scholar in the field of domestic violence and her research about the rural-versus-urban access to justice in obtaining protective orders will provide meaningful insights not only for her own research, but for other researchers, too.

“The ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Fellowship will enable Professor Chambers Armstrong to deepen her research efforts and broaden her scholarly impact.”