TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL AND OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION - ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1978

• NCJ Number: 59506
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 699 pages
• Corporate Author: Texas Judicial Council; Texas Office of Court Admin
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Annual/Periodic)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE ACTIVITIES OF EACH LEVEL OF THE TEXAS JUDICIAL BRANCH FOR 1978 ARE REPORTED.

Abstract

FOLLOWING A REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TEXAS JUDICIARY BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXAS JUDICIAL SYSTEM, THE ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL DURING ITS 50 YEARS OF EXISTENCE ARE DESCRIBED. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION IS PRESENTED, ALONG WITH REPORTS OF THE OTHER STATE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING WITHIN THE JUDICIAL BRANCH. THE NATURE OF EACH AGENCY, SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROGRAMS FOR 1978, AND THE NAMES OF PRIMARY PERSONNEL OF EACH AGENCY ARE INCLUDED. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, STUDIES, AND REPORTS AFFECTING THE JUDICIARY ARE PRESENTED AS FOLLOWS: PROFILES OF JUDGES, RECENT ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINIONS, SELECTED RECENT COURT DECISIONS, ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION FOR JUSTICES OF THE COURTS OF CIVIL APPEALS, AND ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION FOR DISTRICT JUDGES. STATISTICS AND ANALYSES OF COURT ACTIVITY ARE PRESENTED FOR THE SUPREME COURT, THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, COURTS OF CIVIL APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, COUNTY COURTS, JUVENILE COURTS, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS, AND MUNICIPAL COURTS. TABULAR AND GRAPHIC DATA ARE PROVIDED. (RCB)