Judges and the Judiciary: Exploring America's Court System
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HeinOnline editors have created 14 new subjects to help users target their research. Every title in this collection has been analyzed by HeinOnline editors and assigned one or more subjects based on its subject matter.
Explore these new subjects and their scope below:
Appellate Courts
Appellate courts, or a court of second instance, is any court that hears appeals from trial courts. It reviews the case and decides whether it agrees with the lower court's decision. Explore this title with:
Appellate Courts: Internal Operating Procedures, Preliminary Report (1957).
Delmar Karlen. Appellate Courts in the United States and England (1963).
Franklin O. Loveland. Appellate Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts (1911).
Court Reform
This subject explores issues such as judicial term limits, mandatory retirement, revisions to procedure, and other changes to courts' daily business.
David W. Neubauer, et al. Managing the Pace of Justice: An Evaluation of LEAA's Court Delay-Reduction Programs (1981).
Preliminary Report of the Ninth Circuit Gender Bias Task Force: Discussion Draft (1992).
Sidney Schulman. Toward Judicial Reform in Pennsylvania: A Study in Court Reorganization (1962).
Courtroom Scenes and Profiles
Step into the witness stand and go inside real cases with titles such as:
Andrew Alexander Bruce. American Judge (1924).
Richard E. Sloan. Memories of an Arizona Judge (1932).
John M. Ferren. Salt of the Earth, Conscience of the Court: The Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge (2004).
Courts and Technology
This subject explores technology in the courtroom and the ethics, changes, and challenges it brings, from televising trials to defendants appearing over Zoom.
J. Michael Greenwood. Computer-Aided Transcription: A Survey of Federal Court Reporters' Perceptions (1981).
Effective Use of Courtroom Technology: A Judge's Guide to Pretrial and Trial (2001).
Molly Treadway Johnson; et al. Video Recording Courtroom Proceedings in United States District Courts: Report on a Pilot Project (2016).
District Courts
District courts, also known as trial courts, fall at the bottom of the judicial hierarchy. They resolve a variety of disputes and render decisions.
Charles Merrill Hough. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Its Growth, and the Men Who Have Done Its Work (1934).
Jennifer Evans Marsh. Use of Visiting Judges in the Federal District Courts: A Guide for Judges & Court Personnel (2001).
Judicial Administration
This subject explores the minutia of keeping courts running, from staffing, clerks, paperwork, and the processes that aid in dispensing justice.
Conference on Judicial Administration (1957).
U.S. Courts Design Guide (1991).
Ivan H. Scheier; et al. Using Volunteers in Court Settings: A Manual for Volunteer Probation Programs (1969).
Judicial Benefits
This subject covers judicial benefits, such as healthcare, salary, pensions, and more.
Alice Ann Winters. Judicial Retirement and Pension Plans (1961).
William H. Williams & Edward A. Harriman. Memorandum upon the Constitutionality of Proposed Legislation Increasing the Compensation of Judges of the Superior Court (1905).
Judicial Ethics
This subject covers processes in place (or not in place) to ensure judicial impartialness and that trials are conducted fairly.
Orie L. Phillips & Philbrick McCoy. Conduct of Judges and Lawyers: A Study of Professional Ethics, Discipline, and Disbarment (1952).
Francine Tilewick. Decisions Construing the Judicial Disqualification Statute (1977).
Unjust Judge: or, the Evils of Intemperance on Judges, Lawyers, and Politicians (1854).
Judicial Selection
This subject covers judicial appointments, elections, and the creation of additional judgeships.
Federal Courts: Determining The Need For Additional Judges (1987)
Alicia Bannon. Federal Judicial Vacancies: The Trial Courts (2013).
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
This subject specifically deals with juvenile justice and family court matters.
Samuel J. Barrows. Children's Courts in the United States: Their Origin, Development, and Results (1904).
Robert G. Williams. Development of Guidelines for Establishing and Updating Child Support Orders: Interim Report (1985).
Ruth Bloodgood. Federal Courts and the Delinquent Child: A Study of the Methods of Dealing with Children Who Have Violated Federal Laws (1922).
Rules of Procedure
The various federal rules govern proceedings in courts, such as the admissibility of evidence. Learn about the ins and out of court proceedings with titles such as:
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines Manual
State Courts
While much of the content in this database covers the federal court system, users can easily access content on state-specific courts with this subject.
Alicia Bannon. Rethinking Judicial Selection in State Courts (2016).
Edward D. Lucas. Virginia Justice: The Cause and Cure (1945).
Kenneth J. Martin. Waiver of Jury Trial in Criminal Cases in Ohio (1933).
United States Courts of Appeals
As intermediate appeals courts, the U.S. Courts of Appeals hears appeals from U.S. district courts. Learn about their work and functions with titles such as:
Joe Cecil & Donna Stienstra. Deciding Cases without Argument: A Description of Procedures in the Courts of Appeals (1985).
Marion T. Bennett. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History, 1982-1990 (1991).
Donna Stienstra. Unpublished Dispositions: Problems of Access and Use in the Courts of Appeals (1985).
United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the country. Use this subject to learn about the Court's mighty power with titles such as:
Charles S. Hyneman. Supreme Court on Trial (1963).
Robert L.; Gressman Stern, Eugene. Supreme Court Practice: Jurisdiction, Procedure, Arguing and Briefing Techniques, Forms, Statutes, Rules for Practice in the Supreme Court of the United States (1950).
Hampton L. Carson. Supreme Court of the United States: Its History (1892).