A report on the role of staff attorneys and special judicial panels in the selection of cases for nonargument disposition in the federal appellate courts. The report was based on an examination of administrative records and on interviews with clerks, senior staff attorneys, and judges.
The official bulletin of the federal courts, distributed to all judicial branch officials and to other individuals and organizations concerned with judicial administration.
A brief history of the administrative structure of the federal courts and the origins of the Judicial Conference of the United States. The author also describes the committee structure of the Judicial Conference, emphasizing the Court Administration Committee.
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.
James Robert Browning, Charles Clark, Collins Jacques Seitz
January 1, 1986
A set of rules for the conduct of proceedings under 28 U.S.C. Section 372(c), developed for consideration by the circuit judicial councils and the national courts. The authors were the members of a special committee of the Conference of Chief Judges of the United States Courts of Appeals.
The official bulletin of the federal courts, distributed to all judicial branch officials and to other individuals and organizations concerned with judicial administration.
A description of the methods used by eighteen district courts to ensure that a visiting judge's stay is satisfying and productive for both the visitor and the court.