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CALEN9: A Calendaring and Assignment System for Courts of Appeals

Michael W. Leavitt

January 1, 1978

A description of the calendaring and assignment computer software system that the Center designed at the request of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The report includes suggestions for possible applications of that software.

Central Legal Staffs in the United States Courts of Appeals: A Survey of Internal Operating Procedures

January 1, 1978

A discussion of the use of staff attorneys in each circuit court, based on reports prepared by senior staff attorneys.

Federal Court Library Study: Report and Recommendations

Raymond M. Taylor

January 1, 1977

This report to the Federal Judicial Center examined the methods and facilities available for legal research in the U.S. courts of appeals and U.S. district courts.

An Evaluation of the Civil Appeals Management Plan: An Experiment in Judicial Administration

Jerry Goldman

January 1, 1977

An evaluation of the first experimental operation of the Civil Appeals Management Plan (CAMP) of the Second Circuit.

Appellate Court Case Weights Project

Federal Judicial Center, Federal Judicial Center Research Division

January 1, 1977

An attempt to develop estimates of relative workload in the courts of appeals without detailed timekeeping by judges. Judges estimated the relative workload associated with various appeal types, and their estimates were used to calculate case weights.

Geographical Division of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals: An Historical Analysis

Denise Bonn

June 1, 1974

In 1975, the Commission on Revision of the Federal Court Appellate System, chaired by Senator Roman L. Hruska, recommended to the Congress, the President and Chief Justice of the United States that the geographical boundaries of the Fifth and Ninth Circuits be altered to create four circuits.

Report on Legal Research Practices in Three Federal Courts and Possible Computer Applications To Those Practices

William L. Whittaker

February 15, 1974

The Second Circuit Sentencing Study: A Report to the Judges of the Second Circuit

William B. Eldridge, Anthony Partridge

January 1, 1974

The report on a sentencing experiment that revealed substantial disparity in determining both the need for incarceration and the lengths of prison terms to be imposed. Matters of disparity and the effects of particular case characteristics are discussed.

Comprehensive Report on Internal Operating Procedures of United States Courts of Appeals - Appendix

James E. Langner, Steven Flanders

July 1, 1973

Appendix to the Comparative Report on Internal Operating Procedures of United States Courts of Appeals.

Comparative Report on Internal Operating Procedures of United States Courts of Appeals

James E. Langner, Steven Flanders

January 1, 1973

A description of procedures in six stages of the appellate process: notification, documentation, argumentation, decision, publication, and mandate.

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U.S. Courts of Appeals

CALEN9: A Calendaring and Assignment System for Courts of Appeals

Central Legal Staffs in the United States Courts of Appeals: A Survey of Internal Operating Procedures

Federal Court Library Study: Report and Recommendations

An Evaluation of the Civil Appeals Management Plan: An Experiment in Judicial Administration

Appellate Court Case Weights Project

Geographical Division of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals: An Historical Analysis

Report on Legal Research Practices in Three Federal Courts and Possible Computer Applications To Those Practices

The Second Circuit Sentencing Study: A Report to the Judges of the Second Circuit

Comprehensive Report on Internal Operating Procedures of United States Courts of Appeals - Appendix

Comparative Report on Internal Operating Procedures of United States Courts of Appeals

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