NCJ Number
15028
Editor(s)
H W JONES
Date Published
1965
Length
188 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF SIX ESSAYS DEALING WITH JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION OF TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS, EXAMINING THE PROBLEMS OF COURT CONGESTION AND THE INCREASING VOLUME OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES.
Abstract
AN INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE AMERICAN COURT SYSTEM, AND DEFINISTIONS OF COURT DESIGNATIONS AND PROCEDURAL TERMS ARE FIRST PROVIDED. A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MANY PROCEDURAL DEVICES THAT HAVE BEEN TRIED OR SUGGESTED TO REDUCE THE CONGESTION AND DELAY IN AMERICAN TRIAL COURTS IS GIVEN, AND IS FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF THE APPELLATE COURTS AND THEIR WORK. THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE INCREASING QUANTITATIVE PRESSURES ON THE COURTS, ESPECIALLY COURTS OF CRIMINAL LAW ARE INVESTIGATED. A SECTION ON TRIAL JUDGES, THEIR WORK, AND THE INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL QUALITIES REQUIRED FOR GENUINELY EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE ON THE TRIAL BENCH IS INCLUDED. FINALLY, JUDICIAL SELECTION AND TENURE IN THE UNITED STATES IS DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)