In this issue of the State-Federal Judicial Observer:

• State, Federal Appellate Judges Will Meet in Washington in March to Focus on Judicial Roles Beyond Courtroom], by James G. Apple
• National Roundup of Activities of State-Federal Judicial Councils: (California, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Virginia, and Washington)
• Diversity Jurisdiction: Statistics Defy Conventional Wisdom About Preferences
• The Three Faces of Federalism, by Deborah Jones Merritt (A longer version of this commentary appeared in Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 47, No. 5, October 1994)
• State, Federal Judges Should Preserve Private Records; Chambers Papers Provide Valuable Historic Materials - Judges Meet to Discuss Mass Tort Litigation
• Tribal Courts, Judges Given Increased Attention in Judiciary Affairs

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.