State Court Organization Trends, United States, 1980-2011

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 and the District of Columbia within the United States for the years 1980, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2004, and 2011. Information gathe...

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Corporate Authors: National Center for State Courts. VerfasserIn (Author) ; Conference of State Court Administrators. MitwirkendeR (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2019
In:Year: 2019
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
appellate courts
court system
judge selection
Judges
Juries
policies and procedures
state courts
trial courts
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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 and the District of Columbia within the United States for the years 1980, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2004, and 2011. 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.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR37196.v1