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Survey Concerning Voir Dire, Memorandum to the Advisory Committees on Civil and Criminal Rules

John E. Shapard, Molly Johnson

October 4, 1994

Results of a survey done at the request of the chairs of the Advisory Committees on Civil and Criminal Rules on judicial practices in conducting voir dire; opinions about counsel participation in voir dire; and impressions on effect on voir dire of the line of cases beginning with Batson v.

Implementation of Disclosure in United States District Courts, With Specific Attention to Courts' Responses to Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 [Superseded]

Donna J. Stienstra

March 1, 1994

Report on the federal district courts' responses to the 1993 amendments to FRCP 26. Tables describe courts' local rules, general orders, and CJRA plans by indicating which of five key provisions of Rule 26 are in effect.

Rule 1006: Paying Filing Fee Installments through the Chapter 13 Trustee

Elizabeth C. Wiggins

February 21, 1994

Survey results regarding suggested changes to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006 are presented in this memo.

Decentralized Self-Regulation, Accountability, and Judicial Independence Under the Federal Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980

Jeffrey N. Barr, Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1994

A report prepared for the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal under the title: Administration of the Federal Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980: Final Report.

Voluntary Arbitration in Eight Federal District Courts: An Evaluation

Carol L. Krafka, David E. Rauma

January 1, 1994

A statutorily mandated report on the pilot court-annexed voluntary arbitration programs in eight federal district courts. The study examines program use in the context of the programs' referral systems.

Planning for the Future: Results of a 1992 Federal Judicial Center Survey of United States Judges

January 1, 1994

Results from the Center's 1992 survey of nearly all federal judges on a wide range of issues of concern to the federal courts.

Electronic Media Coverage of Federal Civil Proceedings: An Evaluation of the Pilot Program in Six District Courts and Two Courts of Appeals

Carol L. Krafka, Molly Johnson

January 1, 1994

An evaluation of the Judicial Conference's 1991-1993 pilot program allowing electronic media coverage of federal civil proceedings in six district and two appellate courts.

Guidelines for Using Mailed Questionnaires

Carol L. Krafka, Patricia A. Lombard, Donna J. Stienstra, Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Carol Witcher

September 1, 1993

A "how-to" manual based on the experience of the Research Division staff to help in anticipating the steps involved and to plan for the resources necessary to successfully get information by mail questionnaire.

Report of the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal

Robert W. Kastenmeier

August 2, 1993

In 1990, Congress created the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal, who's charge included investigation of problems related to the discipline and removal of life-tenured federal judges, and evaluation of alternatives to current arrangements for judicial discipline and removal, i

Why Judges Resign: Influences on Federal Judicial Service, 1789 to 1992

Emily Field Van Tassel, Beverly Hudson Wirtz, Peter A. Wonders

January 1, 1993

Provides a historical perspective on the reasons federal judges have left the bench. The study focuses on the fewer than 200 judges who, over the last 200 years, resigned from the bench for stated reasons other than age or health.

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Research Reports

Survey Concerning Voir Dire, Memorandum to the Advisory Committees on Civil and Criminal Rules

Implementation of Disclosure in United States District Courts, With Specific Attention to Courts' Responses to Selected Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 [Superseded]

Rule 1006: Paying Filing Fee Installments through the Chapter 13 Trustee

Decentralized Self-Regulation, Accountability, and Judicial Independence Under the Federal Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980

Voluntary Arbitration in Eight Federal District Courts: An Evaluation

Planning for the Future: Results of a 1992 Federal Judicial Center Survey of United States Judges

Electronic Media Coverage of Federal Civil Proceedings: An Evaluation of the Pilot Program in Six District Courts and Two Courts of Appeals

Guidelines for Using Mailed Questionnaires

Report of the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal

Why Judges Resign: Influences on Federal Judicial Service, 1789 to 1992

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