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December 2005

• Bankruptcy Filings Hit New Records in Run Up to New Bankruptcy Law Implementation - December 1, 2005
Table F (12 Month Period) (xls) | Table F-2 (12 Months Period) (xls) |
Table F-2 (3 Months Period) (xls)

November 2005

• Electronic Case Filing in Federal Courts Reaches Milestone - November 21, 2005
• The Fifth Circuit Announces Return to New Orleans - November 18, 2005
• Federal Courts Seek Congressional Action on 68 New Judgeships - November 17, 2005

October 2005

• Funding, Staffing Woes Force Federal Courts to Cut Public Hours - October 3, 2005

September 2005

• Conference Memorializes Late Chief Justice – Acts on Administrative, Legislative Matters - September 20, 2005

August 2005

• Number of Bankruptcy Cases Filed in Federal Courts Up Less Than One Percent for 12-Month Period - August 24, 2005
Table F (12 Month Period) (xls) | Table F-2 (12 Months Period) (xls) |
Table F-2 (3 Months Period) (xls)
• WARNING: Bogus Phone Calls on Jury Service May Lead to Fraud - August 19, 2005

July 2005

• Chief Judge Hogan Named Chair of Judicial Conference Executive Committee
  - July 21, 2005
  

June 2005

• Either Pay Staff or Pay Rent; Caught in Financial Bind, Federal Courts Ask Congress for Relief - June 21, 2005
  Testimony: Director Mecham and Judge Jane R. Roth
• Bankruptcy Filings Fell in March 2005 12-Month Period - June 10, 2005
Table F (12 Month Period) (pdf) | Table F-2 (12 Months Period) (pdf) |
Table F-2 (3 Months Period) (pdf)

May 2005

• Judges Plead for Improved Judicial Security - May 18, 2005
  Testimony:
  Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow, Judge Jane R. Roth, and Judge Samuel Alba

April 2005

• Authorized Federal and State Wiretaps Rose 19 Percent in 2004 - April 28, 2005
• Security Levels and Manpower Faulted by Federal Judiciary - April 26, 2005
  Testimony: Judge Jane R. Roth (pdf)
• Judiciary Asks Congress to Ease Financial Hardships of Courts - April 12, 2005
  Testimony: Director Mecham and Judge Gibbons (pdf)
• Judicial Conference Asks Help to Protect Federal Judges - April 7, 2005

March 2005

• Conference Calls Off-Site Security for Judges Top Priority - March 15, 2005
• Filings Climbed in Federal Courts in Fiscal Year 2004 - March 15, 2005
• Courts Gird for Likely Impact of Sentencing Appeals, Class Action Lawsuits - March 4, 2005
• Bankrupcy Filings Drop in Calendar Year 2004 - March 1, 2005
  Table F (12 Month Period) (pdf) | Table F-2 (12 Months Period) (pdf) | Table F-2 (3 Months Period) (pdf)