NCJ Number
13218
Date Published
1973
Length
542 pages
Annotation
TREATS THE HISTORY, PERSONALITIES, AND POLITICAL DYNAMICS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM, WITH THE AUTHOR'S ASSESSMENT OF THAT DEVELOPMENT.
Abstract
THE BOOK TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NETWORK OF ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS THAT WAS INITIATED WHEN WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT BECAME CHIEF JUSTICE IN 1921. THE AUTHOR EXPLORES THE FORCES, PERSONALITIES, AND RATIONALES THAT MOVED CONGRESS TO CREATE A NATIONAL POLICY-MAKING ORGAN, THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE - A BUREAUCRACY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS - A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ARM, THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER - LOCAL INSTITUTIONS OF EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT - THE CIRCUIT JUDICIAL CONFERENCES AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES, THE CIRCUIT COUNCILS. WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE CENTRALIZED CHARACTER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE NETWORK HAS CAUSED SOME TO FEAR A CONTROLLED JUDICIARY, THE AUTHOR AFFIRMS THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE ENHANCED THE CAPACITY OF THE JUDICIARY TO FUNCTION AS A COORDINATE PART OF THE NATIONAL POLITICAL SYSTEM.