Reports of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1988, Washington, D.C., and Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts

• NCJ Number: 117124
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 603 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the US Courts
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States, convened in March and September 1988, and the annual report of the U.S. Courts are presented.

Abstract

In addition to administrative matters, conference reports concern court security, criminal law, probation, defender services, bankruptcy, Federal-State jurisdiction, intercircuit court assignments, judicial ethics, judicial system improvements and resources, the Federal magistrates system, and the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act. The annual report covers judicial appropriations and personnel, legislation and public affairs, and activities of the U.S. Courts Administrative Office. Activities include court service improvements and program operations related to bankruptcy, legal research, defender services, equal employment opportunity, probation, and employment benefits for court judges. Appendixes to the annual report provide statistical data on cases processed by or pending in U.S. Courts as of September 30, 1988 and on payments made under the Criminal Justice Act for Fiscal Year 1987. 12 figures, 117 tables.