NATIONAL SURVEY OF COURT ORGANIZATION

• NCJ Number: 11427
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 257 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Commerce
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO
• Publication Type: Statistics

Annotation

STATE BY STATE DATA ON LEVELS OF JURISDICTION, PERSONNEL, AND CASES HANDLED.

Abstract

'THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF COURT ORGANIZATION' WAS CONDUCTED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS IN LATE 1971 FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION OF THE U S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO DOCUMENT THE EXISTING ORGANIZATION OF COURTS IN THE 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE INTRODUCTION BEGINS WITH A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF APPELLATE, GENERAL, AND LIMITED JURISDICTION COURTS. DETAILED SURVEY FINDINGS ARE PRESENTED FOR EACH OF THESE TYPES AND NATIONWIDE TRENDS ARE NOTED. JUVENILE COURTS, JUDGES, JUDICIAL AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH COURTS COMPILE STATISTICS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION, THIRTY-ONE TABLES DISPLAY THE SURVEY FINDINGS ON A STATE-BY-STATE BASIS. INDIVIDUAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH STATE SET FORTH THE LEGAL AUTHORIZATION, ORGANIZATION, JURISDICTION, JUDICIAL AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL, AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR EACH TYPE OF COURT WITHIN THE PARTICULAR JUDICIAL SYSTEM. THE APPENDICES INCLUDE THE RATIO OF MAJOR TRIAL COURT JUDGES TO STATE POPULATION BASED ON THE 1970 CENSUS. (SNI ABSTRACT)