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Carol L. Krafka, Patricia A. Lombard
January 1, 2005

Different types of cases impose different work demands on judges. Case weights are a measure of the average time consumed by cases of one type relative to other types.

Russell R. Wheeler, Cynthia E. Harrison
January 1, 2005

This booklet explains the provisions of the 1789 Judiciary Act and the compromises it embodies, reviews the evolution of the federal judicial system during the nineteenth century, and analyzes the conditions and debates that led to the passage of the Evarts Act in 1891, which established the thre

Robert Force
January 1, 2004

This monograph introduces federal judges to admiralty and maritime law, including both general maritime and statutory law. The author examines the rules relating to jurisdiction and procedure that are peculiar to this field.

Scott L. Messinger
January 1, 2002

A chronological study of the development of the clerk's office as an institution from its creation by Congress in 1789 to the present. The report uses legislative material and other primary sources to describe the changing nature of the clerks' duties over the course of American history.

March 1, 1998

In this issue:

  • The Amistad Case and the Federal Courts
  • Documenting the Careers of Federal Judges

The Court Historian was an occasional newsletter (discontinued) from the Federal Judicial History Office.

Stephen Neff, Sandra Day O'Connor, Alexander Galkin
June 1, 1997

In this issue of the International Judicial Observer:

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