An early comparative analysis of management styles in the fifteen metropolitan district courts. The report is based on personal interviews with chief judges, clerks of court, and other judges and circuit personnel.

This report to the Federal Judicial Center examined the methods and facilities available for legal research in the U.S. courts of appeals and U.S. district courts.

A summary of the first phase of the Center's project to develop a caseload forecasting model. The study concludes that indicator-based forecasts can and should be used to help allocate district court resources.

This is a reference guide to the demographic, economic and social indicator variables used in the development of forecasts for case filing volumes in the federal district courts.