Judicial Conference of the United States, Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System
January 1, 2006
In August 2005, the Federal Judicial Center, at the request of and with assistance from the Subcommittee on Automation of the Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System, held a program at which bankruptcy judges discussed the use of distance participation technol
Prepared for the Court Administration and Case Management Committee of the Judicial Conference, this study shows there may be more advantages to remote public access to electronic criminal case documents than disadvantages or potential harm and that the majority of federal judges in the study fav
Describes the challenges to the federal judiciary posed by cyber crime, answers the question "What is cyber crime?," describes basic computer components, and contains a cyber crime sentencing job aid and cyber crime FAQs.
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.