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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.

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.

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.

Alan M. Sager
January 1, 1977

This report describes a Federal Judicial Center study that evaluated the use of computer-assisted legal research systems in federal courts in the 1970s.The report explained the systems that were compared and the methodology of the project, provides comparative data, and recommended adoption of th

Alvin B. Rubin, Hubert Louis Will, Robert Reynold Merhige Jr.
January 1, 1977

An analysis of some judicial techniques that help maximize the possibility of freely negotiated settlements. Reprinted in 75 Federal Rules Decisions 203

Larry C. Farmer
January 1, 1977

An evaluation of study commitments under 18 U.S. C. Sections 4205(c) and 5010(e). The report concludes that the objective of observation and study--obtaining professional evaluations to support sentencing decisions--has not been met. The author proposes a new model for these studies.

Anthony Partridge, James B. Eaglin
January 1, 1977

A comparison of sentencing practices in fiscal 1976 with sentencing proposals offered in the second session of the 95th Congress.

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