 |  _ | Alternatives to Litigation: Do They Have a Place in the Federal District Courts?
Donna Stienstra, Thomas E. Willging,
1995 (Publication) 68 pages
Long Range Planning Series, Paper No. 4
A discussion paper that analyzes arguments for and against incorporating ADR programs into the case-management procedures of federal district courts. The authors debate issues such as whether ADR is compatible with the role of the federal courts, whether ADR ...(Read more) |
| _ | Federal Court Governance: Why Congress Should—and Why Congress Should Not—Create a Full-Time Executive Judge, Abolish the Judicial Conference, and Remove Circuit Judges from District Court Governance
Russell R. Wheeler, Gordon Bermant,
1994 (Publication) 128 pages
Long Range Planning Series, Paper No. 3
An analysis of the pros and cons of alternative schemes for the governance of the federal courts. The scheme draws on proposals of various judges and other observers and includes the elements suggested in the title, among others. A "coda" discusses other more ...(Read more) |
| _ | On the Federalization of the Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice
William W Schwarzer, Russell R. Wheeler,
1994 (Publication) 57 pages
Long Range Planning Series, Paper No. 2
An examination of some of the conflicting views and their underlying premises regarding federalization of the administration of justice, e.g., Does the Constitution dictate a limited role for the federal courts? Do the policy reasons underlying federalism ...(Read more) |
| _ | Imposing a Moratorium on the Number of Federal Judges: Analysis of Arguments and Implications
Gordon Bermant, William W Schwarzer, Edward Sussman, Russell R. Wheeler,
1993 (Publication) 66 pages
Long Range Planning Series, Paper No. 1
An analysis of the arguments for and against imposing a cap on the number of federal district and circuit judgeships. The authors also discuss the arguments for "slow growth" and for a steep and immediate growth in the number of judgeships, proposals that ...(Read more) |