In this issue of the State-Federal Judicial Observer:
- Courts Struggle with Rising Caseloads: State, Federal Criminal Cases Increase, by Charles Campbell
- National State-Federal Council Endorses Resolution Opposing Federal Crime Bill
- National Roundup of State-Federal Judicial Council Meetings and Activities: (California, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington. Regional and Metropolitan Councils: Detroit, and Kansas City)
- New State-Federal Judicial Councils Formed in Arizona, Northern Marianas
- NCSC Technology Conference Expects 2,500 Judges, Court Administrators
- "Why Judges Resign" is Subject of Study by Federal Judicial Center History Office
- Complex Litigation is Issue for Principled Federalism], by Thomas M. Reavley
- California State, Federal Judges Discuss Errors that Cause Habeas Problems
- Twenty-One Issues Identified that Cause Reversals in Habeas Corpus Proceedings
- Pro Se Prisoner Cases Dominate Discussions at State-Federal Meeting; Hatch Speaks
- NCSC Study Yields New Findings About Federal Habeas Corpus Review of State Convictions; Most Petitions Not Granted, by Victor Eugene Flango
The State-Federal Judicial Observer was published from 1993-1999 as an occasional newsletter. It was issued by the Center's Interjudicial Affairs Office to further the Center's statutory charge to further cooperation between the state and federal judiciaries. Issues covered a range of topics relating to judicial federalism and provide updates on state-federal judicial councils in the states that have them.
