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Judgeship Creation in the Federal Courts: Options for Reform

Carl Baar

January 1, 1981

An early review of various procedures used by state legislatures and judiciaries to create judgeships. In light of those procedures, the author analyzes the federal judgeship creation process and suggests alternatives to it.

Computer-Aided Transcription: A Survey of Federal Court Reporters' Perceptions

J. Michael Greenwood

January 1, 1981

A survey of the experiences of official federal court reporters using computer-aided transcription (CAT) technologies. The study reports mixed evaluations of the relative costs and benefits of CAT.

Sentencing Options of Federal District Judges [Superseded]

Anthony Partridge, Alan J. Chaset, William B. Eldridge

January 1, 1981

A description of the statutory sentencing alternatives in the federal courts.

A Comparative Study of Jury Selection Systems: An Empirical Analysis of First-Class Versus Certified Mail for Service of Summons and Simultaneous Versus Separate Delivery of Summons and Qualification Questionnaire

John E. Shapard

January 1, 1981

An analysis of the benefits that might derive from district courts- altering their juror selection procedures.

Administrative Structures in Large District Courts

Philip L. Dubois

January 1, 1981

An early comparative analysis of management styles in the fifteen metropolitan district courts. The report is based on personal interviews with chief judges, clerks of court, and other judges and circuit personnel.

Experimentation in the Law: Report of the Federal Judicial Center Advisory Committee on Experimentation in the Law

Edward D. Re, Alvin Bronstein, Wilfred Feinberg, Paul A. Freund, Joseph Tyree Sneed III, Alexander M. Capron, Jane Frank-Harman, Gerald Gunther, Alasdair MacIntyre, Norman Redlich, Jerome J. Shestack, Abraham D. Sofaer, June Louin Tapp

January 1, 1981

The committee examined the ethical and legal problems posed by experimentation with innovative programs and procedures in the justice system.

Eighth Circuit Expediting Project: Final Report

W. Wayne Buckner, Larry C. Farmer

January 1, 1981

Small-Group Decision Making and Complex Information Tasks

Michael J. Saks

January 1, 1981

A report on a search of the psychological literature for information about the competence of jurors to find the facts in complex, protracted civil trials.

An Evaluation of Limited Publication in the United States Courts of Appeals: The Price of Reform

William L. Reynolds, William M. Richman

January 1, 1981

A 1981 examination of plans for limited publication of opinions in the federal courts of appeals.

Disqualification of Federal Judges by Peremptory Challenge

Alan J. Chaset

January 1, 1981

An analysis of statutory procedures proposed in the early 1980s, and which continue to arise, that would allow federal litigants to challenge, on a peremptory basis, the federal judge or magistrate judge assigned to their case.

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Research Reports

Judgeship Creation in the Federal Courts: Options for Reform

Computer-Aided Transcription: A Survey of Federal Court Reporters' Perceptions

Sentencing Options of Federal District Judges [Superseded]

A Comparative Study of Jury Selection Systems: An Empirical Analysis of First-Class Versus Certified Mail for Service of Summons and Simultaneous Versus Separate Delivery of Summons and Qualification Questionnaire

Administrative Structures in Large District Courts

Experimentation in the Law: Report of the Federal Judicial Center Advisory Committee on Experimentation in the Law

Eighth Circuit Expediting Project: Final Report

Small-Group Decision Making and Complex Information Tasks

An Evaluation of Limited Publication in the United States Courts of Appeals: The Price of Reform

Disqualification of Federal Judges by Peremptory Challenge

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