A multilingual court-date navigation and reminder platform that helps people actually make it to court.

Built for the LevelNext Hackathon 2026.

Millions of court dates are missed every year — not because people are fleeing, but because they forgot, couldn't get there, didn't understand the notice, or couldn't find childcare. The consequences cascade: bench warrants, license suspensions, job loss, housing instability.

CourtNav is a navigation and access tool (not legal AI) that provides:

• Multilingual reminders — SMS and email in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, and Haitian Creole
• One-tap responses — "I'll Be There," "I Can't Make It," or "I Need Help" directly from a reminder link
• Support requests — transportation, interpreter, ADA accommodation, and childcare assistance
• Self-service reschedule requests — guided flow to request a continuance in plain language
• Court prep guides — "What to Expect in Court" written at a 5th-grade reading level, per case type
• Clerk dashboard — AI-prioritized support request queue, response tracking, request management
• AI-powered — real-time translation, text simplification, and support request prioritization via Google Gemini

• ❌ Legal advice or case strategy
• ❌ Sentencing recommendation tool
• ❌ Autonomous legal decision-making
• ❌ Punitive "risk scoring" system

git clone https://github.com/[username]/courtnav.git
cd courtnav
cp .env.example .env
# Add your GEMINI_API_KEY to .env
docker compose up --build

Then seed the demo database:

docker compose exec backend python -m app.seed

Access:

Clerk demo credentials: clerk@example.org / ChangeMe123!

├── backend/
│   ├── app/
│   │   ├── api/routes/      # FastAPI route handlers
│   │   ├── core/            # Config, security
│   │   ├── db/              # SQLAlchemy session
│   │   ├── models/          # 15 ORM models
│   │   ├── schemas/         # Pydantic request/response schemas
│   │   ├── seed/            # Demo data generator (942 lines)
│   │   └── services/        # AI, SMS, email, auth, token services
│   ├── alembic/             # Database migrations
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── requirements.txt
├── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── pages/           # 9 page components
│   │   ├── layouts/         # Public + Clerk layouts
│   │   ├── lib/             # API client, routing, auth
│   │   ├── components/      # Shared UI components
│   │   └── i18n/            # English + Spanish translations
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── package.json
├── docker-compose.yml
└── docs/
    └── technical-specification.md

1. Participant receives a reminder link → lands on the response page (auto-translated to their language)
2. Taps one of three buttons: ✅ I'll Be There · ❌ I Can't Make It · 🆘 I Need Help
3. "I Need Help" → support request flow (transportation, interpreter, ADA, childcare)
4. "I Can't Make It" → reschedule request flow (reason, details, preferred dates)
5. Court prep → "What to Expect" guide with collapsible sections
6. Clerk logs in → dashboard shows AI-prioritized support queue with scores and explanations

CourtNav uses Google Gemini for three functions, each with rule-based fallbacks if the API is unavailable:

• Translation — translates reminder content and UI into the participant's preferred language
• Simplification — rewrites legal/court content at a 5th-grade reading level
• Prioritization — scores support requests 0.0–1.0 based on urgency, request type, and days until hearing (ADA and interpreter requests are flagged as legal requirements)

MIT