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Federal Judicial Center: A Nontraditional Organization in the Federal Judiciary of the United States

Joseph L. Ebersole
January 1, 1979

This paper was presented at the Seminar on Reform of Justice Administration in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, in October 1978. It is introduced with a brief comparison of the court systems of the United States and Argentina. The paper emphasizes the role of the Federal Judicial Center within the judicial branch of the United States government, and includes background information about the Center.