A discussion of various techniques for settlement, such as judicial mediation, court-annexed arbitration, the use of special masters, summary jury trials, minitrials, and settlement conferences conducted by magistrate judges.

A training aid and reference work for use by new and experienced secretaries to federal judges. The handbook discusses case management, office procedures, administrative matters, protocol and conduct, and the special role of a judicial secretary.

The findings of an in-depth study of the use of magistrate judges in nine district courts, in the context of each court's approach to court administration and case management.

A report on procedures and standards used by the courts of appeals in the 1980s for deciding cases without oral argument. The authors discuss the responses of clerks of court to a survey on court practices and present statistical information along with a review of relevant local rules.