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Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions: Report of the Subcommittee on Pattern Jury Instructions, Committee on the Operation of the Jury System, Judicial Conference of the United States, Second Edition

Judicial Conference of the United States, Committee on the Operation of the Jury System

January 1, 1987

These instructions were prepared initially by a Federal Judicial Center committee in 1982 and revised in 1987 by the former Subcommittee on Pattern Jury Instructions of the former Judicial Conference Committee on the Operation of the Jury System.

Judicial Sabbaticals

Ira P. Robbins

January 1, 1987

Examines the possible use of sabbatical leave for federal judges as a means of improving judges' morale, reducing their job-related stress, and reducing attrition in their ranks.

Home Confinement: An Evolving Sanction in the Federal Criminal Justice System

Paul J. Hofer, Barbara Meierhoefer

January 1, 1987

An evaluation of home confinement as an alternative to imprisonment in the federal system. The authors examined selection procedures and criteria, types of monitoring, the role of probation officers, and other elements of home confinement programs.

Summary Judgment Practice in Three District Courts

Joe S. Cecil, C. R. Douglas

January 1, 1987

A review of data indicating a decline in the percentage of cases disposed of by summary judgment from 1975 to 1986. The report also notes, however, a renewed interest in the use of this procedure, the standards for which have been clarified by several Supreme Court decisions.

Deciding Cases Without Argument: An Examination of Four Courts of Appeals

Donna J. Stienstra, Joe S. Cecil

January 1, 1987

A report on the role of staff attorneys and special judicial panels in the selection of cases for nonargument disposition in the federal appellate courts. The report was based on an examination of administrative records and on interviews with clerks, senior staff attorneys, and judges.

The Judicial Conference and Its Committee on Court Administration

Elmo Bolton Hunter

January 1, 1986

A brief history of the administrative structure of the federal courts and the origins of the Judicial Conference of the United States. The author also describes the committee structure of the Judicial Conference, emphasizing the Court Administration Committee.

Settlement Strategies for Federal District Judges

Doris Marie Provine

January 1, 1986

A discussion of various techniques for settlement, such as judicial mediation, court-annexed arbitration, the use of special masters, summary jury trials, minitrials, and settlement conferences conducted by magistrate judges.

The Impact of the Federal Drug Aftercare Program

James B. Eaglin

January 1, 1986

The findings of a study of supervision outcomes for a sample of 1,000 offenders who entered the aftercare program for drug-dependent federal offenders from July 1, 1982, to June 30, 1983. The report includes sixty-three tables of data from the study.

Sentencing Options of Federal District Judges [Superseded]

Anthony Partridge

January 1, 1985

A description of the statutory sentencing alternatives in the federal courts.

Administration of Justice in a Large Appellate Court: The Ninth Circuit Innovations Project

Joe S. Cecil

January 1, 1985

A description of a series of innovations adopted by the Ninth Circuit court of appeals from 1980 to 1982.

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Research Reports

Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions: Report of the Subcommittee on Pattern Jury Instructions, Committee on the Operation of the Jury System, Judicial Conference of the United States, Second Edition

Judicial Sabbaticals

Home Confinement: An Evolving Sanction in the Federal Criminal Justice System

Summary Judgment Practice in Three District Courts

Deciding Cases Without Argument: An Examination of Four Courts of Appeals

The Judicial Conference and Its Committee on Court Administration

Settlement Strategies for Federal District Judges

The Impact of the Federal Drug Aftercare Program

Sentencing Options of Federal District Judges [Superseded]

Administration of Justice in a Large Appellate Court: The Ninth Circuit Innovations Project

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