NCJ Number
30236
Date Published
1973
Length
415 pages
Annotation
FIRST IN A THREE-VOLUME REPORT ON A STUDY DESIGNED TO ANALYZE AND REVIEW EXISTING INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES AND TO RECOMMEND REFORMS FOR THE MORE CONVENIENT, ECONOMIC, AND EFFICIENT DISPOSAL OF CASES.
Abstract
THIS VOLUME CONSIDERS THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A PHILOSOPHY OF COURT ADMINISTRATION; A NEW STRUCTURE FOR COURT ADMINISTRATION; A PROPOSAL FOR MERGER OF THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ONTARIO WITH THE COUNTY AND DISTRICT COURTS; THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO; THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE FOR ONTARIO; THE COUNTY AND DISTRICT COURTS; MOTIONS IN COURT AND CHAMBERS; COURT VACATIONS; CASE SCHEDULING AND TRIAL LISTS IN THE HIGH COURT AND COUNTY AND DISTRICT COURTS; TRIAL BY JURY IN CIVIL CASES; THE USEFULNESS OF THE GRAND JURY; AND PROPOSALS CONCERNING THE FAMILY COURTS. A TOTAL OF 127 SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE IN THESE AREAS. FOR PARTS TWO AND THREE, SEE NCJ-30237 AND 38. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)