The American Judicature Society’s Pro Se Forum offers publications and resources for court staff and judges who deal with pro se litigants, links to national, state, and local programs that assist self-represented litigants, and research and reports on pro se assistance programs. The Pro Se Forum was initially funded by a grant from the State Justice Institute (SJI-99-N-042-U00-1).

AJS convened the first national conference on pro se litigation issues in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1999, and since that time has sponsored two regional conferences for judges and court managers. AJS’s major publications on this topic include Reaching Out or Overreaching: Judicial Ethics and Self-Represented Litigants and Meeting the Challenge of Pro Se Litigation: A Report and Guidebook for Judges and Court Managers.  The Society also supports the Self-Represented Litigation Network and honors outstanding contributions to the pro se field through the Kathleen M. Sampson Access to Justice Award.