The improvement of the administration of justice

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Call Number
KF8700.A75 I56 2016
Status
Available

Summary

The Improvement of the Administration of Justice, Eighth Edition is divided into six sections: The Judicial System, Judicial Officers, Court Operations, Case Presentation, Specialized Courts, and Serving the Community. While these topics could be seen as being broad, with each of section being a volume of its own, the new edition brings the focus back to the administration of justice and how it can be improved.

Contents

  • Dedication p. ix
  • Preface p. xi
  • Foreword p. xiii
  • Part I The Judicial System
  • Chapter 1 Empowered and Independent Courts p. 3 Peter M. Koelling
  • Chapter 2 Governing in the Judicial Branch: Trust Transparency, and Teamwork p. 25 Mary C. McQueen
  • Chapter 3 The Role of Courts in a Democracy p. 37 Hon. Paul De Muniz
  • Chapter 4 The Role of Judicial Leaders in the Administration of Justice p. 47 Hon. Mark D. Martin
  • Chapter 5 Bench-Bar Relations in Judicial Administration p. 79 Hon. Pamila Brown
  • Chapter 6 Court Funding in the 21st Century: Structure, Advocacy, and Stewardship p. 87 Carolyn A. Dubay
  • Part II Judicial Officers
  • Chapter 7 Judicial Ethics in the United States p. 121 Maria N. Greenstein
  • Chapter 8 Judicial Conduct Commissions: Rules and Variations p. 131 Cynthia Gray
  • Chapter 9 Judicial Performance Evaluation p. 155 Malia Reddick and Hon. Rebecca Love Kourlis
  • Chapter 10 Judicial Education: A Brief History, Trends, and Opportunities p. 179 William Brunson and Hon. Chad Schmucker
  • Chapter 11 Selecting State Court Judges p. 197 Hon. Russell Carparelli
  • Chapter 12 Magistrate Judges and Other Non-Article III Judges in the Federal Courts p. 241 Peter McCabe
  • Part III Court Operations
  • Chapter 13 The Role of the Administrator: Half a Century in the Making p. 271 David Slayton
  • Chapter 14 The Road to Court Excellence: Performance Measures to Performance Management p. 283 Daniel J. Hall
  • Chapter 15 Time Standards p. 301 Peter M. Koelling
  • Chapter 16 Leveraging Employee Engagement for a High Performance Court p. 321 Demetra Estephana Treviño Koelling
  • Chapter 17 Technology and Case-Management Systems p. 345 James Pauli
  • Chapter 18 Financial Management of Courts p. 377 Alan Carlson
  • Chapter 19 Caseflow Management p. 397 Peter M. Koelling
  • Chapter 20 The Courthouse of the Future: A Planning and Design Primer for Court Managers and Judges p. 425 Nathan Hall
  • Chapter 21 Administering the Courts in a Time of Criminal Justice Reform p. 451 Peter Coolsen and Ali Abid
  • Chapter 22 Language Access Services p. 473 Sunil Mansukhani and Hon. Vanessa Ruiz
  • Chapter 23 Jury System Management in the 21st Century: A Perfect Storm of Fiscal Necessity and Technological Opportunity p. 505 Paula Hannaford-Agor
  • Chapter 24 Dispute Resolution Processes: Uses and Approaches to Court Processes for Alternative Dispute Resolution in State and Federal Trial Courts p. 519 Hon. Christine O.C. Miller
  • Part IV Case Presentation
  • Chapter 25 The Principles of Civility p. 541 Hon. William F. Dressel
  • Chapter 26 Pro Se Litigation p. 551 Deborah Chase
  • Chapter 27 E-Discovery for the 21st Century and Beyond p. 581 Paul Weiner
  • Chapter 28 The Forensic Sciences and Judicial Gatekeeping: The Role of Judicial Education p. 629 Hon. Stephanie Domitrovich
  • Chapter 29 Jury Principles and the Jury Trial p. 659 Hon. William Caprathe
  • Chapter 30 Sentencing p. 697 Kevin Bennardo and Todd Haugh
  • Part V Specialized Courts
  • Chapter 31 Looking to the Future of the Appellate Process p. 721 Hon. James E. Lockemy
  • Chapter 32 Article I Federal Courts p. 745 Stephen I. Vladeck
  • Chapter 33 Limited-Jurisdiction Courts p. 785 Hon. Elizabeth R. Finn
  • Chapter 34 Family Courts p. 799 Hon. Janice M. Rosa
  • Chapter 35 Juvenile Courts p. 823 Kendall Marlowe
  • Chapter 36 Probate Courts: Trends, Challenges, and Innovations p. 847 Alicia Davis and Richard Van Duizend and Hon. Rita Cobb and Brenda K. Uekert
  • Chapter 37 Business Courts in the United States: 20 Years of Innovation p. 867 Lee Applebaum and Mitchell L. Bach
  • Chapter 38 Administrative Adjudication in the United States p. 895 Hon. James G. Gilbert and Hon. Robert S. Cohen
  • Chapter 39 Tribal Courts at a Crossroads p. 925 Hon. J. Matthew Martin
  • Part VI Serving the Community
  • Chapter 40 An Overview and Legal Perspective of Community Corrections in the United States p. 953 Robert D. Hanser
  • Chapter 41 Public Information, Media Relations, and the Judiciary: Trends, Challenges, Innovations, Opportunities p. 975 David A. Sellers
  • Chapter 42 Serving the Community: Social Media. p. 1003 Christopher J. Davey and Thomas Hodson
  • Chapter 43 Mental Health Evaluations and Treatment in the Civil Courts: Current Standards of Practice p. 1031 John P. Vincent and Ashley K. Stewart and James Ray Hays and Elizabeth Burns Garner
  • Chapter 44 Judicial Outreach in U.S. Courts p. 1061 Hon. Richard L. Fruin, Jr.
  • Chapter 45 Civics Education p. 1075 Thomas Vontz and Pauline Weaver

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