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The Judicial Conference and Its Committee on Court Administration

Elmo Bolton Hunter
January 1, 1986

A brief history of the administrative structure of the federal courts and the origins of the Judicial Conference of the United States. The author also describes the committee structure of the Judicial Conference, emphasizing the Court Administration Committee.