NCJ Number
44371
Date Published
1977
Length
136 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT PRESENTS KEY WORKLOAD AND PERFORMANCE STATISTICS FOR EACH UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AND EACH DISTRICT COURT FOR 1972 THROUGH 1977 (YEARS ENDING JUNE 30).
Abstract
THE DATA ARE PRESENTED IN A 'STATISTICAL PROFILE' FORMAT. FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS, WORKLOAD FIGURES ARE IN 'PER JUDGESHIP' TERMS OBTAINED BY DIVIDING THE COURT'S TOTAL CASELOAD FIGURES BY ITS AUTHORIZED JUDGESHIPS. THE COURTS OF APPEALS FIGURES ARE SHOWN IN 'PER PANEL' TERMS OBTAINED BY DIVIDING THE TOTAL CASELOAD FIGURES BY THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED THREE-JUDGE PANELS. JUDICIARY-WIDE CASELOAD AND PERFORMANCE AVERAGES FOR DISTRICT COURTS AND A SIMILAR NATIONAL PROFILE FOR COURTS OF APPEALS ARE PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).