Judge D. Brock Hornby (D. Me.) prepared this as an outline of introductory remarks he gives to new law clerks when they start work in his chambers. He based this outline on one prepared by Justice Eileen E. Gillese of the Ontario Court of Appeals.

The Southern District of New York's summer 2006 Milton Pollack Fellow prepared this report on how the district court handled terrorism cases. The research is based in part on interviews with judges who presided over the cases.