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Manual on Recurring Issues in Criminal Trials

Ruben Castillo

July 22, 2026

The Manual on Recurring Issues in Criminal Trials outlines the law governing many of the specific issues and procedural matters that arise frequently in criminal trials.

The Manual is divided into seven parts addressing the following major topics:

Benchbook for U.S. District Courts, Seventh Edition

February 18, 2026

The Benchbook is an ongoing compilation of information that federal judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference in civil and criminal proceedings.

Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Fourth Edition

Elena Kagan, David H. Kaye, Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Shari Seidman Diamond, Mark A. Allen, Joseph V. Rodricks, Michael D. Green, Bernard D. Goldstein, Mary Sue Henifin, John B. Wong, Lawrence O. Gostin, Oscar A. Cabrera, Paul S. Appelbaum, Leisa L. Richter, Daniel J. Capra, Michael Weisberg, Anastasia Thanukos, Valena E. Beety, Jane Campbell Moriarty, Andrea Roth, Thomas D. Albright, Brandon Garrett, Hal S. Stern, David Card, Matthew Kugler, James N. Druckman, Carlos Brain, Filipe Lacerda, Nancy S. Marder, Steven Gold, Jonathan Chevrier, Brenda Eskenazi, David L. Eaton, Nita Farahany, Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Chaouki T. Abdallah, Bert Black, Edl Schamiloglu, Brian N. Levine, Joanne Pasquarelli, Clay Shields, James Baker, Laurie Hobart

December 31, 2025

A joint product of the Federal Judicial Center and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Fourth Edition supports judges in managing cases involving complex scientific and technical evidence by describing the basic tene

Emergency Election Litigation in Federal Courts: From Bush v. Gore to Covid-19

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone

December 4, 2023

This collection of case studies illustrates how federal judges managed the time pressures of emergency election litigation in the years 2000 through 2020. The case studies are based on reviews of the court records and interviews with more than one hundred judges.

Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide

Peter S. Menell, David S. Almeling, Victoria A. Cundiff, James H. A. Pooley, Elizabeth A. Rowe, Peter J. Toren, Rebecca Wexler

July 13, 2023

The Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide provides judges with a comprehensive resource for surveying trade secret law and managing trade secret litigation. Chapters are organized according to the stages of litigation and guided by an early case management checklist.

National Security Case Studies: Special Case-Management Challenges, Seventh Edition

Robert Timothy Reagan

August 28, 2022

Cases involving national security often pose unusual and challenging case-management issues for the courts.

Civil Litigation Management Manual, Third Edition

Judicial Conference of the United States, Committee on Court Administration and Case Management

June 13, 2022

This manual provides trial judges a handbook on managing civil cases. It sets out a wide array of case-management techniques, beginning with early case screening and concluding with steps for streamlining trials and final disposition.

A New Judge’s Introduction to Federal Judicial Administration, Second Edition

July 20, 2020

This guide serves as a brief introduction to the administrative organization of the federal judiciary, and the organizations, offices, and individuals involved in the governance of the federal judiciary.

Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges, Fourth Edition

April 9, 2020

** Please note that the number of copies is limited and we're unable to fulfill bulk requests of more than 25 copies for training purposes.

Patent Mediation Guide

Kathi Vidal, Leeron G. Kalay, Peter S. Menell, Matthew D. Powers, Sarita Venkat

January 23, 2019

This stage-by-stage, issue-by-issue guide to the mediation of patent disputes supplements the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide (PCMJG), a comprehensive treatise developed for the federal judiciary.

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