Northeast states fared fairly well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems, with several in the top 10 favorites. The survey ranks states from best to worst on legal fairness based on a survey of about 1,400 attorneys by the Institute for Legal Reform and Harris Interactive.
1. Delaware
2. Nebraska
3. Virginia
4. Iowa
5. Connecticut
6. New Hampshire
7. South Dakota
8. Colorado
9. Maine
10. North Carolina
11. Indiana
12. North Dakota
13. Arizona
14. Minnesota
15. Kansas
16. Wyoming
17. Utah
18. Idaho
19. Ohio
20. Maryland
21. New York
22. Michigan
23. Wisconsin
24. Vermont
25. New Jersey
26. Rhode Island
27. Georgia
28. Washington
29. Tennessee
30. Oregon
31. Pennsylvania
32. Massachusetts
33. Oklahoma
34. Kentucky
35. Missouri
36. Alaska
37. Nevada
38. Florida
39. Montana
40. New Mexico
41. Arkansas
42. South Carolina
43. Texas
44. California
45. Illinois
46. Hawaii
47. Alabama
48. Mississippi
49. Louisiana
50. West Virginia
Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Institute for Legal Reform: www.instituteforlegalreform.org
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