State Court Organizations, 2004 [United States]

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Label

State Court Organizations, 2004 [United States]

Creator

• National Center for State Courts
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Contributor

• Conference of State Court Administrators

Author

• National Center for State Courts
• Conference of State Court Administrators

Contributor

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Subject

• juries
• policies and procedures
• state courts
• survey
• admin
• trial courts
• appellate courts
• court system
• judge selection
• judges

Genre

• survey
• admin

Summary

This data collection provides detailed comparative information about the structure, policies, and procedures of state-wide trial and appellate court systems for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in the United States as of June 31, 2004. Information gathered includes: the number of courts and judges, judicial selection, governance of court systems (including judicial funding, administration, staffing, and procedures), jury qualifications and verdict rules, and processing and sentencing procedures of criminal cases. Data collection was carried out by the National Center for State Courts