Report submitted to the Judicial Conference of the United States, as directed by statute, describing the work of the Center for the calendar year.

Analyzes the creation of the Federal Judicial Center with respect to the twentieth-century evolution of court administration and research and describes how the statute creating the Center was affected by the interests of judges and legislators.

Chapter reprinted from the book: Reforming the Law, Gary B. Melton, ed., Guilford Publications, 1987, pp. 102-145.

Report submitted to the Judicial Conference of the United States, as directed by statute, describing the work of the Center for the calendar year.