As the third annual deadline for civil legal aid lawyers to get help from a state program with their student loans approaches Monday, court leaders are reporting that, in the first two years of the program, there have been enough funds to help all of the qualified applicants even though the loan commitment grew by almost $100,000.

Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille, who has been a strong proponent of the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), said the program helps to supply lawyers for indigent Pennsylvanians, and having lawyers for this segment of the state’s population fulfills the governmental responsibility to provide access to the court system.

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