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Benchbook for United States District Court Judges, Third Edition [Superseded]

January 1, 1986

An ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Bench Book contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire questions, and oaths. It is prepared under the guidance of experienced district judges and is produced in loose-leaf format for easy supplementation. Updated: March 1988 (3/88), June 1989 (6/89), May 1990 (5/90), December 1991 (12/91), July 1993 (7/93), August 1995 (8/95).

Superseded by Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges, Fourth Edition (1996).


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