NCJ Number
29433
Date Published
1975
Length
41 pages
Annotation
UPDATED INFORMATION ON ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, FLORIDA, IOWA, NEBRASKA, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA.
Abstract
THIS PUBLICATION UPDATES THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COURT SYSTEMS IN THE NINE STATES THAT HAVE HAD A MAJOR COURT REORGANIZATION BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1972 (THE REFERENCE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL NATIONAL SURVEY OF COURT ORGANIZATION, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 1974), AND JANUARY 31, 1975. THESE STATES ARE CONNECTICUT, FLORIDA, IOWA, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA. THE EFFECT OF THESE CHANGES ON THE NAMES AND NUMBER OF COURT SYSTEMS AND COURTS IS SUMMARIZED IN THREE TABLES, AND THE CHANGES ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL FOR EACH STATE. THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR IN EACH OF THE 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARE LISTED IN AN APPENDIX. FOR THE ORIGINAL SURVEY, REFER TO NCJ11427. (SNI ABSTRACT)