Federal Judicial Center

The Center conducts empirical and exploratory research on case management, court administration, rules of procedure, and similar matters. The results of most research are published in research reports, or in guides or manuals.

Many Center research projects are done at the request of the Judicial Conference of the United States and its committees. Typically, the Center is asked to analyze the effects of existing practices or to examine potential effects of changes that might be considered.

The Center encourages research about the federal courts. The Center’s Integrated Database (IDB) of federal cases filed since 1970 is especially useful.

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• Attorney Bar Admissions
• Complex Criminal Litigation Management Manual and Special Topic Webpage
• Defender Services National Programmatic Surveys
• Revision of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Fourth Edition 
• Revision of the Manual for Complex Litigation

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