AFSCME is the nation’s leading union for judicial and justice professionals. Working at all levels of the criminal justice system and in almost every capacity, we are public prosecutors and defense attorneys, law clerks, court reporters, investigators, victim and witness coordinators, paralegals, court officers, interpreters, data analysts, and administration professionals who work every day to uphold the rule of law, right to counsel, due process, and to promote professionalism and integrity in the courts we serve.