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Court Administration

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Assessment of Videotaped Bankruptcy Discharge Hearings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

John E. Shapard

January 1, 1985

A brief description of a test of the use of videotape for part of the bankruptcy discharge hearing for debtors required by 11 U.S.C. Section 524(d). The test demonstrated that use of the videotape conserves judge time and can enhance the value of the hearing to the debtor.

Visiting Judges in Federal District Courts [Superseded]

Donna J. Stienstra

January 1, 1985

A description of the methods used by eighteen district courts to ensure that a visiting judge's stay is satisfying and productive for both the visitor and the court.

In-Court Orientation Programs in the Federal District Courts [Superseded]

Barbara Meierhoefer

January 1, 1984

A description of some of the orientation methods that have been used by various district courts to introduce new judges to judicial tasks and local court practice. An appendix includes an orientation checklist developed by the Center.

The District Court Executive Pilot Program: A Report on the Preliminary Experience in Five Federal Courts

William B. Eldridge

January 1, 1984

A discussion of the roles and responsibilities of the position of district court executive as implemented in the mid-1980s in five pilot courts. The paper focused on the patterns that emerged from a discussion by chief judges and executives of the pilot districts.

A Comparative Evaluation of Stenographic and Audiotape Methods for United States District Court Reporting

J. Michael Greenwood, Julie Horney, M. Daniel Jacoubovitch, Frances B. Lowenstein, Russell R. Wheeler

January 1, 1983

A report on the results of research undertaken in response to section 401 of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, which directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to "experiment with the different methods of recording court proceedings." The study evaluated the performance of aud

Court-Annexed Arbitration

A. Leo Levin

January 1, 1983

An examination of court-annexed arbitration as an alternative method of dispute resolution. The article describes in detail how an effective court arbitration program works and the goals the program is designed to achieve.

Administering the Federal Judicial Circuits: A Survey of Chief Judges' Approaches and Procedures

Charles W. Nihan, Russell R. Wheeler

January 1, 1982

A description of how chief judges of the federal appellate courts discharged their administrative responsibilities in the early 1980s, based on interviews with chief judges, circuit executives, and other court personnel.

The Cases of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Carroll Seron, Gordon Bermant, Patricia A. Lombard

January 1, 1982

An examination of the relative judicial and administrative burdens produced by various case types in the D.C. Circuit.

An Evaluation of Limited Publication in the United States Courts of Appeals: The Price of Reform

William L. Reynolds, William M. Richman

January 1, 1981

A 1981 examination of plans for limited publication of opinions in the federal courts of appeals.

Using Technology to Improve the Administration of Justice