NCJ Number
27435
Date Published
1974
Length
20 pages
Annotation
GRAPHS AND CHARTS ILLUSTRATING VARIOUS STATISTICAL DATA ABOUT THE WORKLOAD, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EXPENSES, AND PERSONNEL OF THE UNITED STATES JUDICIARY BETWEEN 1960 AND 1974.
Abstract
DATA IS PROVIDED ON THE US COURTS OF APPEAL, FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS, US PROBATION SERVICE AND US MAGISTRATES. TRENDS IN APPEALS, CIVIL CASES, CRIMINAL CASES. AND PRISONER PETITIONS ARE IDENTIFIED. THE INFORMATION ON PERSONNEL AND EXPENSES INCLUDES A BREAKDOWN OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL BUDGET, EXPENDITURES ON INDIGENT DEFENSE UNDER THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, AND A CHART ON THE JUDICIAL PAYROLL.