 |  _ | Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges, Sixth Edition
Federal Judicial Center,
2013 (Publication) 300 pages
The Benchbook is an ongoing compilation of information that federal judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference in civil and criminal proceedings. It contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, standard voir dire questions, ...(Read more) |
| _ | Maintaining the Public Trust: Ethics for Federal Judicial Law Clerks, Third Edition
Federal Judicial Center,
2012 (Publication) 36 pages
This pamphlet provides an overview of law clerks' ethical obligations as well as resources they can consult for further information. It covers topics such as confidentiality, conflicts of interest, political activities, online activities, and gifts, and includes examples that illustrate challenges ...(Read more) |
| _ | Maintaining the Public Trust: Ethics for Federal Judicial Law Clerks, Second Edition
Federal Judicial Center, Codes of Conduct Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States,
2011 (Publication) 36 pages
[superseded by a third edition]
This pamphlet provides an overview of law clerks' ethical obligations as well as resources they can consult for further information. It covers topics such as confidentiality, conflicts of interest, political activities, online activities, and gifts, and ...(Read more) |
| _ | Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition
National Academy of Sciences, Federal Judicial Center,
2011 (Publication) 1034 pages
The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition assists judges in managing cases involving complex scientific and technical evidence by describing the basic tenets of key scientific fields from which legal evidence is typically derived and by providing examples of cases in ...(Read more) |
| _ | Civil Litigation Management Manual, Second Edition
Judicial Conference of the United States,
2010 (Publication) 220 pages
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. It also discusses a number of special topics, including pro se ...(Read more) |
| _ | Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials, Sixth Edition
Tucker Carrington, Kris Markarian eds.,
2010 (Publication) 101 pages
The Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials (6th ed.) outlines the law governing many of the specific issues and procedural matters that arise frequently in criminal trials. The Sixth Edition added new material and revised the organization and format to enhance usability. Among the topics ...(Read more) |
| _ | Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges, Fifth Edition
2007 (Publication) 279 pages
[superseded]
An ongoing compilation of information that federal judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference in civil and criminal proceedings. The Benchbook contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, standard voir dire questions, ...(Read more) |
| _ | Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges, Second Edition
2007 (Publication) 148 pages
This handbook provides an overview of chambers operations and the work of the federal courts. It replaces the Chambers Handbook for Judges' Law Clerks and Secretaries (1994). |
| _ | Mediation & Conference Programs in the Federal Courts of Appeals: A Sourcebook for Judges and Lawyers, Second Edition
Robert J. Niemic,
2006 (Publication) 122 pages
This sourcebook is a reference guide on mediation and settlement conference programs in the thirteen federal courts of appeals. The Federal Judicial Center published the first edition of this sourcebook in 1997. The changing structure of these programs, and expressed interest from the courts of ...(Read more) |
| _ | Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth
2004 (Publication) 798 pages
Successor to the Manual for Complex Litigation, Third. This work describes approaches that trial judges have found to be useful in managing complex cases. This edition updates the treatment of electronic discovery and other aspects of pretrial management and describes major changes affecting case ...(Read more) |
| _ | Deskbook for Chief Judges of U.S. District Courts, Third Edition
2003 (Publication) 138 pages
A detailed reference for chief judges of federal district courts. The Deskbook describes the position of chief judges within the system of federal judicial administration as well as their specific roles and responsibilities with respect to national and regional bodies of judicial administration; ...(Read more) |
| _ | Civil Litigation Management Manual
Judicial Conference of the United States,
2001 (Publication) 463 pages
Superseded by a Second Edition in 2010
This manual provides trial judges a handbook on managing civil cases. It sets out a wide array of case-management techniques, beginning with case filing and concluding with steps for streamlining trials and discusses a number of special topics, ...(Read more) |
| _ | Effective Use of Courtroom Technology: A Judge's Guide to Pretrial and Trial
2001 (Publication) 358 pages
This publication is the result of joint project between the Federal Judicial Center and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. It describes the substantive and procedural considerations that may arise when lawyers bring electronic equipment to the courtroom or use court-provided equipment for ...(Read more) |
| _ | Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials, Fifth Edition
Donald S. Voorhees, Genevra Kay Loveland,
2001 (Publication) 178 pages
Superseded by a Sixth Edition in 2010
The fifth edition of the late Judge Voorhees's guide to the law governing many of the procedural matters that arise in criminal trials. The material, which was originally prepared for Center seminars for newly appointed district judges, has been ...(Read more) |
| _ | Template for Chief Circuit Judges' Deskbooks
2001 (Publication) 27 pages
In response to requests from chief judges and as a follow-up to a 2000 conference for appellate judges, the Center developed this common template that each circuit could use to develop its own deskbook for chief judges. It provides a comprehensive list of activities that chief judges and others ...(Read more) |
| _ | Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges, Fourth Edition (revised March 2000)
2000 (Publication) 244 pages
[superseded]
An ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Benchbook contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire questions, and oaths. ...(Read more) |
| _ | Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Second Edition
2000 (Publication) 638 pages
A reference to assist judges in managing expert evidence in cases involving issues of science or technology. The second edition of Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence has been published and distributed to federal judges. The public may purchase copies from Matthew Bender Publishing Co. ...(Read more) |
| _ | Conducting Job Interviews: A Guide for Federal Judges
David K. Hendrickson,
1999 (Publication) 29 pages
This guide describes an interviewing process that is simple, effective, and fair and gives examples of questions to help determine whether job candidates have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the position. The guide may be helpful to judges as they select law clerks, and to chief ...(Read more) |
| _ | Mediation & Conference Programs in the Federal Courts of Appeals: A Sourcebook for Judges and Lawyers
Robert J. Niemic,
1997 (Publication) 107 pages
[superseded]
This sourcebook is a reference guide on mediation and conference programs in the federal courts of appeals, programs that may offer a way for courts to deal with increasing filings. The sourcebook responds to requests from the appellate courts for a detailed description of all ...(Read more) |
| _ | ADR and Settlement in the Federal District Courts: A Sourcebook for Judges and Lawyers
Elizabeth Plapinger, Donna Stienstra,
1996 (Publication) 308 pages
Based on a survey of the federal district courts and an analysis of their rules, this sourcebook describes in detail how each court's ADR and settlement procedures functioned at the time of the survey. It also provides information for judges who design and refer cases to dispute resolution ...(Read more) |
| _ | Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges, Fourth Edition
1996 (Publication) 244 pages
[superseded]
An ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Benchbook contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire questions, and oaths. ...(Read more) |
| _ | Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials, Fourth Edition
Donald S. Voorhees, Genevra Kay Loveland,
1996 (Publication) 162 pages
[superseded]
The fourth edition of the late Judge Voorhees's guide to the law governing many of the procedural matters that arise in criminal trials. The material, which was originally prepared for Center seminars for newly appointed district judges, has been updated to include cases decided during ...(Read more) |
| _ | Case Management Manual for United States Bankruptcy Judges
1995 (Publication) 646 pages
This manual describes techniques that bankruptcy judges may find efficient and effective in managing their cases and proceedings at various stages of the process. Its suggestions reflect the experiences of both bankruptcy and district court judges, but not any official position or recommendation of ...(Read more) |
| _ | Manual for Complex Litigation, Third
1995 (Publication) 568 pages
[superseded]
The successor to the Manual for Complex Litigation, Second, this work describes procedures that trial judges have found to be successful in managing complex cases. It also analyzes practices that have caused difficulties. It includes a number of forms that have been used by U.S. ...(Read more) |
| _ | Chambers Handbook for Judges' Law Clerks and Secretaries
1994 (Publication) 184 pages
The Chambers Handbook is out-of-print and no longer available for distribution.
A handbook that provides an overview of chambers operations and the work of the federal courts. It deals with the following tasks and areas of concern for judges' law clerks and secretaries: conduct, ethics, ...(Read more) |
| _ | Chambers Handbook for Judges' Law Clerks and Secretaries
1994 (Publication) 177 pages
[superseded]
A handbook that provides an overview of chambers operations and the work of the federal courts. It deals with the following tasks and areas of concern for judges' law clerks and secretaries: conduct, ethics, and protocol; basic analysis of litigation; court governance and ...(Read more) |
| _ | Deskbook for Chief Judges of U.S. District Courts, Second Edition
1993 (Publication) 128 pages
[superseded]
A detailed reference for chief judges of federal district courts. The Deskbook describes the position of chief judges within the system of federal judicial administration as well as their specific roles and responsibilities with respect to national and regional bodies of judicial ...(Read more) |
| _ | Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials, Third Edition
Donald S. Voorhees, Deirdre Golash, Bruce Clarke,
1990 (Publication) 167 pages
[superseded]
The third edition of the late Judge Voorhees's manual collecting decisions on procedural problems arising in criminal trials. The material, which originated in Center seminars for newly appointed district judges, has been updated to include cases decided during the Supreme Court's 1989 ...(Read more) |
| _ | Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges (Revised)
Alvin B. Rubin, Laura B. Bartell,
1989 (Publication)
[superseded]
A handbook dealing with problems and procedures in the areas of conduct, protocol, ethics, and court management; the various functions of related agencies; basic analysis of litigation; and general administrative matters that concern law clerks.
In 1994 this handbook was combined with ...(Read more) |
| _ | Bench Book for United States District Court Judges, Third Edition
1986 (Publication)
[superseded]
An ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Bench Book contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire questions, and ...(Read more) |
| _ | Handbook for Federal Judges' Secretaries
1985 (Publication)
[superseded]
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. This publication was produced in ...(Read more) |
| _ | Manual on Recurring Problems in Criminal Trials (Second Edition)
Donald S. Voorhees,
1985 (Publication)
[superseded]
A collection of decisions on procedural problems arising in criminal trials, from material originally presented at Center seminars for newly appointed district judges. Areas covered include jury-related problems, co-conspirator statements, recalcitrant witnesses, the Fifth Amendment, ...(Read more) |
| _ | Desk Book for Chief Judges of U.S. District Courts
Russell R. Wheeler,
1984 (Publication)
[superseded]
A detailed reference for chief judges of federal district courts, the Desk Book describes their general position within the system of federal judicial administration as well as their specific roles and responsibilities with respect to national and regional bodies of judicial ...(Read more) |
| _ | Handbook for Federal Judges' Secretaries
1983 (Publication)
[superseded]
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. This publication was produced in ...(Read more) |
| _ | Recurring Problems in the Trial of a Criminal Action
Donald S. Voorhees,
1981 (Publication)
[superseded]
A collection of decisions on procedural problems arising in criminal trials, from material originally presented at Center seminars for newly appointed district judges. Areas covered include jury-related problems, co-conspirator statements, recalcitrant witnesses, the Fifth Amendment, ...(Read more) |
| _ | Handbook for Federal Judges' Secretaries
1980 (Publication)
[superseded]
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. This publication was produced in ...(Read more) |
| _ | Bench Book for United States District Court Judges
1979 (Publication)
[superseded]
A Second Edition of the ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Bench Book contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire ...(Read more) |
| _ | Guidelines for Docketing Clerks: A Training and Reference Resource for Federal Docket Clerks
1979 (Publication) 74 pages
An outline of the general procedures and mechanics of effective civil and criminal docketing in the federal courts. It is designed for reference use by experienced docket clerks and as an aid in orienting and training new employees.. |
| _ | Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Federal District and Appellate Court Law Clerks
Anthony M. DiLeo, Alvin B. Rubin,
1977 (Publication) 397 pages
[superseded]
A handbook dealing with problems and procedures in the areas of conduct, protocol, ethics, and court management; the various functions of related agencies; basic analysis of litigation; and general administrative matters that concern law clerks.
In 1994 this handbook was combined with ...(Read more) |
| _ | Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Federal District and Appellate Court Law Clerks
Anthony M. DiLeo, Alvin B. Rubin,
1977 (Publication)
[superseded]
A handbook dealing with problems and procedures in the areas of conduct, protocol, ethics, and court management; the various functions of related agencies; basic analysis of litigation; and general administrative matters that concern law clerks.
In 1994 this handbook was combined with ...(Read more) |
| _ | Forms of Oaths for Use in the United States District Courts
1976 (Publication) 21 pages
[superseded]
A compilation of some oaths used in district courts. The contents of this booklet have been incorporated into the Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges. |
| _ | Bench Book for United States District Court Judges
1969 (Publication)
[superseded]
An ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Bench Book contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire questions, and ...(Read more) |