NCJ Number
13627
Date Published
1973
Length
31 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY OF SPEECHES AND BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S DRAFT STANDARDS ON JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION.
Abstract
THREE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PRESENTED HIGHLIGHTS OF FOUR SECTIONS OF THE REPORT ON COURT ORGANIZATION WHICH WERE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THE CONFERENCE. ASSOCIATE JUSTICE LOUIS B. BURKE, CALIFORNIA, HARRY O. LAWSON, COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COLORADO, AND PROFESSOR GEOFFREY C. HAZARD, YALE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, DISCUSSED THE TOPICS ENTITLED 'UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM,' 'RULE-MAKING, POLICY MAKING AND ADMINISTRATION,' 'COURT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND FINANCE,' AND 'COURT RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS.' TWO TOPICS WERE ANALYZED EACH OF TWO MORNINGS BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES AND THE CONFERENCE OF STATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS. AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPEECHES, THE MEMBERS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS WERE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF SIX WORKSHOPS (ALL MEETING SIMULTANEOUSLY) TO REVIEW, CRITICIZE AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE STANDARDS PERTAINING TO EACH SUBJECT AREA. THERE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ABA COMMISSION ASSIGNED TO EACH OF THE WORKSHOPS AS A RESOURCE AIDE. IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENTATIONS MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE ABA COMMISSION, THE CONFERENCE WAS ALSO ADDRESSED BY ALICE O'DONNELL, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF INTERJUDICIAL AFFAIRS, FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER, THE HONORABLE PETER T. FAY, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, EDWARD B. MCCONNELL, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS AND J. KEITH DYSART, SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT, COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS. FURTHER, DONALD E. SANTARELLI, ADMINISTRATOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION, WAS THE FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE STATE DINNER ON FRIDAY EVENING. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)