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Vol. 36, Number 4—April 2004 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Judiciary Plans for Worst, Presses for Funding — "Recognizing the impact on the courts of the budget constraints in fiscal year 2004, and with the knowledge that a hard freeze is a possibility in FY 2005, Chief Judge John G. Heyburn II, chair of the Judicial Conference Budget Committee, and Administrative Office Director Leonidas Ralph Mecham have embarked on an all-out campaign to educate not only the appropriations subcommittees considering the Judiciary's funding, but all Members of Congress, especially the leadership..." Judiciary In Depth: Do the Courts Face a Big Chill? —Courts Tightening Belts In FY 04 May See Hard Freeze In FY 05 East and Mid Atlantic Southeast Midwest and Great Lakes Southwest West and Northwest Judicial Conference Acts on Electronic Access — "The latest step to increase Internet access to court case files topped the agenda of the Judicial Conference meeting in March." Conference Recognizes 40th Anniversary of CJA Judicial Conference of the United States, March 2004 Federal Judges "Courageous," Says Justice Kennedy — "In an exchange last month during the Supreme Court's House appropriations hearing, Justice Anthony Kennedy supported greater sentencing discretion for federal judges and criticized federal mandatory minimum sentences.." Courts Losing Temporary Judgeships, Lose Fight to Manage Workload — "Chief Judge David F. Levi looks at the mushrooming caseload in the Eastern District of California and wonders at what point his three senior judges will decide the workload is simply too much for them. Two of the senior judges carry full, but ever-increasing, caseloads at a time in life when most judges reduce their caseloads" Proposed Pre-Service Training Program Marks Significant Change for System — "Every year new officers begin working as probation and pretrial services officers in the federal court system with very different levels of safety awareness, self-defense training, and overall street smarts. Under current plans, that will change..." Website Connects Future Law Clerks and Judges — "For the best, most up-to-date information on federal law clerk vacancies, both judges and law students are heading to the web..." Courthouse Plan Revised in Face of Shortfall Justice and Journalism Brown V. Board of Education Exhibit Judicial Milestones Judicial Boxscore

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