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Judicial Controls and the Civil Litigative Process: Discovery

Paul R. J. Connolly, Edith A. Holleman, Michael J. Kuhlman

January 1, 1978

A description of the use of the discovery rules then in effect in a sample of more than 3,000 cases from six district courts. The report provides quantitative information on each discovery device and on discovery motions.

Central Legal Staffs in the United States Courts of Appeals: A Survey of Internal Operating Procedures

January 1, 1978

A discussion of the use of staff attorneys in each circuit court, based on reports prepared by senior staff attorneys.

Improving the Federal Court Library System: Report and Recommendations Submitted to the Judicial Conference of the United States by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center

January 1, 1978

Nineteen recommendations for modernizing and improving the federal court library system, based on a survey of the legal research facilities and library services throughout the federal court system.

Operation of the Federal Judicial Councils

Steven Flanders, John E. McDermott

January 1, 1978

An analysis of the creation and history of the councils, and an evaluation of the operation of the federal judicial councils before the 1980 statutory change.

Staff Report and Recommendations to the Board of the FJC on the Federal Court Library System

Edward C. Good, Alice L. O'Donnell

January 1, 1978

Time Trends in the Earnings of Attorneys: Preliminary Report

Kenneth W. Hansen

January 1, 1978

The Voir Dire Examination, Juror Challenges, and Adversary Advocacy

Gordon Bermant, John E. Shapard

January 1, 1978

A broad review of the legal and psychological issues presented by the voir dire examination and subsequent challenges of prospective jurors. The discussion is organized under four headings: interests, criteria, parameters, and methodology.

The Quality of Advocacy in the Federal Courts: A Report to the Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States to Consider Standards for Admission to Practice in the Federal Courts

Anthony Partridge, Gordon Bermant

January 1, 1978

A report on judges' evaluations of lawyers' performance in federal district courts and courts of appeals, undertaken in response to Chief Justice Burger's criticism of federal court advocacy.

Data Analysis at the Federal Judicial Center

C.M. Leinwand Associates

January 1, 1977

This report to the Federal Judicial Center looks at problems related to the collection and analysis of data that were encountered during the Center's first 10 years of existence.

Progress Report on Phase I: A Project to Develop a Predictive System for the Allocation of Judges

Institute for Law and Social Research

January 1, 1977

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Research Reports

Judicial Controls and the Civil Litigative Process: Discovery

Central Legal Staffs in the United States Courts of Appeals: A Survey of Internal Operating Procedures

Improving the Federal Court Library System: Report and Recommendations Submitted to the Judicial Conference of the United States by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center

Operation of the Federal Judicial Councils

Staff Report and Recommendations to the Board of the FJC on the Federal Court Library System

Time Trends in the Earnings of Attorneys: Preliminary Report

The Voir Dire Examination, Juror Challenges, and Adversary Advocacy

The Quality of Advocacy in the Federal Courts: A Report to the Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States to Consider Standards for Admission to Practice in the Federal Courts

Data Analysis at the Federal Judicial Center

Progress Report on Phase I: A Project to Develop a Predictive System for the Allocation of Judges

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