This page includes information about the Federal Judicial Center's work
in the fields of education and research as well as links to selected
FJC publications.
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FJC - General
Federal Judicial Center Annual
Report (2006) 13 pages
Federal
Judicial Center—Education and Research for the U.S. Federal
Courts (2004)
4 pages
Federal
Judicial Center enabling legislation, codified at 28 U.S.C. § 620
(7 pages)
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Judicial and Court Staff Education
"Baby
Judges School" Jump Starts Learning Process (2005) 5 pages
Programs
and Materials for New District Judges (2004) 18 pages
Your
First Year on the Bench (video) catalog
description
Executive
Team Development Workshop: A Program for Chief Judges and Chief Judges
and Chief Court Administrators
Developed in response to requests by courts for assistance with managing
transitions following the appointment of new chief judges and new chief
clerks
Orientation for New Judges - Sample Program Agenda
Continuing Education for Judges - Sample Program Agenda
Training for Court Staff - Sample Program Agenda
The
Professional Education Institute (PEI)
The Federal Judicial Center's Professional Education Institute
(PEI) is an education resource for court staff seeking to improve their
leadership and management skills. PEI enhances staff development by
identifying key leadership practices and providing access to curricula,
including in-person, television, and web-based programs, to help staff
learn and hone those practices. PEI includes separate tracks for staff
in court unit executive offices (including staff attorneys and librarians)
and probation and pretrial services offices.
Maintaining the Public Trust: e-learning program for federal law clerks
Distance Education at the FJC (forthcoming)
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Research for the Judicial Branch
Empirical
Research and the Politics of Judicial Administration: Creating the
Federal Judicial Center
(1988) 23 pages
FJC Research Brief - The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
Research at the Federal Judicial Center (outline)
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Desk References, Handbooks, Manuals, and Web-based Resources
ADR
and Settlement in Federal District Courts: A Sourcebook for Judges and Lawyers (1996)
Appellate
Opinion Writing (1975) 17 pages catalog
description
Benchbook
for U.S. District Court Judges, Fifth Edition (2007) 244 pages
Civil
Litigation Management Manual (2001) 463 pages
Deskbook
for Chief Judges of U.S. District Courts, Third Edition (2003)
138 pages
Effective
Use of Courtroom Technology: A Judge's Guide to Pretrial and Trial (2001)
358 pages
The
Elements of Case Management: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Second Edition (2006)
22 pages
A
Guide to Judicial Management of Cases in ADR (2001) 193 pages
International
Insolvency (2001) 170 pages
Judicial
Writing Manual (1991) 41 pages catalog
description
Managing
Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges (2005) 22 pages
Manual
for Complex Litigation, Fourth (2004)
Manual
on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials, Fifth Edition (2001) 178 pages
Mediation & Conference Programs in the Federal Courts of Appeals
New
Pocket Guides
- Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges
- The Elements of Case Management: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Second Edition
- Managing Class Action Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges
Patent
Law and Practice
Reference
Manual on Scientific Evidence, Second Edition (2000) 638 pages
Resources
on Courtroom Technology (FJC resource page)
Template for Chief Appellate Judges Deskbook
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Use the FJC
Resource Catalog to browse other FJC Publications by
subject and to search by keyword.
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