NCJ Number
158739
Date Published
1979
Length
97 pages
Annotation
These hearings were held to discuss Senate bills S. 677 and S. 678, the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1979.
Abstract
Together, the two bills included a proposal for the discipline of Federal judges who violate the Constitutional good behavior standard, a new retirement proposal for judges, proposals to revise certain courts of appeal procedures, and other provisions related to transfer of cases, interlocutory appeals, and interest on judgments. Witnesses included a former U.S. Solicitor General, representatives of the Department of Justice, a judge from the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, a panel of patent lawyers, and a panel of bar association representatives.