Southeast states lagging in legal system fairness rankings by Chamber of Commerce

Southeast states didn’t fare well in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranking of states’ civil justice systems. North Carolina came in as number 10 in the top 10 favorites; while West Virginia was at the bottom of the list. The survey ranks states 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