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STATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS - QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

NCJ Number
37099
Author(s)
R N DOAN; R A SHAPIRO
Date Published
1976
Length
143 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF THE 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO, INCLUDING AN OVERVIEW OF STATEWIDE COURT ADMINISTRATION.
Abstract
ALSO INCLUDED ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY THE PERSONNEL IN THE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE. SURVEY RESPONSES ARE PRESENTED INDIVIDUALLY BY STATE. A SERIES OF COMPARATIVE CHARTS GIVE A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON COURT ADMINISTRATION IN FOURTEEN DIFFERENT AREAS, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATOR'S ROLE IN ASSIGNMENT OF TRIAL COURT JUDGES, THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE BUDGET OF STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, AND THE SOURCE OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATORS.