The federal court system has experienced substantial growth in case filings during the last decade, and certainly the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is no exception. During the period from 1970 to 1978, the court experienced almost a one hundred percent increase in yearly filings while the number of judgeships remained constant at thirteen. It is thus understandable that each year since 1970, case filings have consistently exceeded case terminations. However, a dramatic change in court membership has taken place in the past eighteen months. As a result of the recent appointments made pursuant to the Omnibus Judgeship Act of 1978, the court has a larger complement of judges to address its ever-increasing caseload. Of the twenty-...
As the number of cases filed each year has surged, U.S. federal appellate courts have evolved in ord...
This Note forecasts the practical operation and effects of the Ninth Circuit\u27s newest and potenti...
The burden on the thirteen Article III Courts of Appeals has increased significantly in recent years...
The federal court system has experienced substantial growth in case filings during the last decade, ...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit must resolve the largest and most complicat...
Developments in court administration have come at a rapid rate during the past decade. The efforts o...
An appellate court is often characterized by the opinions that it writes. Though an appellate opinio...
Court reform is a growing national priority. The overwhelming number of litigants populating America...
Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Biennially, the...
The conversation about Supreme Court reform—as important as it is—has obscured another, equally impo...
Throughout much of the 1990s, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has operated wi...
Federal appellate judges no longer have the time to hear argument and draft opinions in all of their...
Case-management practices of appellate courts define the judicial review of appeals. The circuit cou...
Case management practices of appellate courts have a significant effect on the outcome of appeals. D...
This paper focuses on court administration as a component of judicial branch reform in the United St...
As the number of cases filed each year has surged, U.S. federal appellate courts have evolved in ord...
This Note forecasts the practical operation and effects of the Ninth Circuit\u27s newest and potenti...
The burden on the thirteen Article III Courts of Appeals has increased significantly in recent years...
The federal court system has experienced substantial growth in case filings during the last decade, ...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit must resolve the largest and most complicat...
Developments in court administration have come at a rapid rate during the past decade. The efforts o...
An appellate court is often characterized by the opinions that it writes. Though an appellate opinio...
Court reform is a growing national priority. The overwhelming number of litigants populating America...
Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Biennially, the...
The conversation about Supreme Court reform—as important as it is—has obscured another, equally impo...
Throughout much of the 1990s, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has operated wi...
Federal appellate judges no longer have the time to hear argument and draft opinions in all of their...
Case-management practices of appellate courts define the judicial review of appeals. The circuit cou...
Case management practices of appellate courts have a significant effect on the outcome of appeals. D...
This paper focuses on court administration as a component of judicial branch reform in the United St...
As the number of cases filed each year has surged, U.S. federal appellate courts have evolved in ord...
This Note forecasts the practical operation and effects of the Ninth Circuit\u27s newest and potenti...
The burden on the thirteen Article III Courts of Appeals has increased significantly in recent years...