Court Administration

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Enhancing Efforts to Coordinate Best Workplace Practices Across the Federal Judiciary

July 17, 2024

This report, and the study on which it is based, were undertaken pursuant to a House Committee Recommendation to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.

Court Orders Issued During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Criminal Justice Act Interim Voucher Payments

Angelia N. Levy

February 15, 2023

This report summarizes court orders (administrative, standing, or general) that the U.S. federal courts have issued regarding authorization of interim payments to Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel attorneys.

COVID-19 and the U.S. District Courts: An Empirical Investigation

Roy P. Germano, Timothy T. Lau, Kristin A. Garri

October 29, 2022

This report uses caseload data to examine case-processing trends in the United States district courts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Civil Litigation Management Manual, Third Edition

Judicial Conference of the United States, Committee on Court Administration and Case Management

June 13, 2022

This manual provides trial judges a handbook on managing civil cases. It sets out a wide array of case-management techniques, beginning with early case screening and concluding with steps for streamlining trials and final disposition.

Results of a Survey of U.S. District and Magistrate Judges: Use of Virtual Technology to Hold Court Proceedings

Carly E. Giffin, Rebecca N. Eyre

May 31, 2022

This report summarizes the responses to a survey conducted by the Federal Judicial Center in July 2021 to collect the experiences and insights of U.S.

Study of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ Wiretap Report

David E. Rauma, James B. Eaglin, Carly E. Giffin, Marvin L. Astrada

December 16, 2021

This report presents the findings from focus groups conducted with judiciary and nonjudiciary stakeholders on the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts' Wiretap Report.

COVID-19 Focus Groups Summary: Themes and Highlights

Leeann W. Bass

December 10, 2021

This report outlines the common themes that emerged in challenges and solutions identified in focus groups with district court judges and clerks of court, bankruptcy court judges and clerks of court, and magistrate judges from November 2020 to February 2021.

How Federal Courts Used Their Public Websites During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview and Some Lessons for the Future

Angelia N. Levy

June 16, 2021

This report provides an overview of the availability of information about court operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically court information on the federal courts’ public websites and how the information is presented to and accessed by website visitors.

Alternative Court Programs

Joseph LaFratta, Mary Page Kelley, Jason A. Cantone

December 3, 2020

Chief Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley (D. Mass.) and Deputy Chief Probation Officer Joseph LaFratta (D. Mass.) discuss the structure, commitment required, and lessons learned from their court’s experience with a successful drug treatment court program.

Summary

Irene M. Keeley