Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Joseph R. Biden, William Hubbs Rehnquist, Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.
July 9, 1990
At a Senate Judiciary hearing on S. 2648, Senator Biden criticized statements made by Judge Aubrey E. Robinson and Administrative Office director L. Ralph Mecham. In response to this, Mecham writes a memo to members of the Judicial Conference, clarifying his remarks.
John Francis Nangle, Oren Harris, Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr., Ann Pelham
March 2, 1990
Correspondence from judges sharing their positions on S. 2027. Also attached is Judge Aubrey E. Robinson's Prepared Statement on the bill, and a Legal Times article by Ann Pelham entitled "Judges Bristle at Biden's Civil Reform Plan"
An examination of the local rules federal district courts have developed in response to the 1983 amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, which calls for increased use of scheduling orders in managing caseloads. An appendix contains sample local rules from fifteen districts.