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    2005

    December
    -First Session Legislation Waits for 2006
    -Judiciary Gets Funding Increase, But Cuts May Still Come
    -Electronic Case Filing in Federal Courts Reaches Milestone
    -Realtime Court Reporting Grows in Popularity
    -New Locator Map Eases Finding Courts
    -ECI Adjustment for Judges
    -Sentencing Commission Feels the Effect of Booker and Blakely
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    November
    -New Law Creates Rush to File in Federal Courts
    -Judiciary Seeks to Avert Cuts
    -Courts Work Hard to Serve Public Despite Resource Challenges
    -Courts Continue Recovery After Katrina
    -Centralized Training Promotes Safety
    -What Does "Separation of Powers" Mean? Many Americans Unsure
    -Congress Considers Ninth Circuit Split and New Judgeships
    -Bankruptcy Noticing Center Meets Rush
    -New Division Chief of Space and Facilities
    -Deputy Director Named at Federal Judicial Center
    -Chair of Judicial Panel Sees Role as Gatekeeper
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    October
    -Courts Regroup After Katrina
    -Judicial Conference Acknowledges Loss to Judiciary in Resolutions
    -AO Fields Special Assessment Assistance Team in Gulf Districts
    -Judiciary Readies for Bankruptcy Act's Implementation
    -2005 Director's Award Recipients Named
    -New Chief Justice's First Day
    -Continuing Resolution Keeps Judiciary Running
    -Supplemental Funds Requested for Judiciary's Recovery
    -Emergency Special Sessions Act Becomes Law
    -October Begins Terms of New Chairs
    -New Chair, New Committee
    -King Steps Down as Executive Committee Chair
    -The Roberts Court, October 3, 2005
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    September
    -In-Depth: Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist: A Remembrance
    -President Honors Memory of Chief Justice William Rehnquist
    -O'Connor Recalls Humor, Expert Guidance of Chief Justice
    -Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist: In His Own Words
    -The Rehnquist Court on their Chief Justice
    -Congress Honors the Chief Justice
    -Judicial Conference Executive Committee Chairs, Past and Present, on Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
    -Testimonials
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    August
    -"Baby Judges School" Jump Starts Learning Process
    -Senate Committee Improves On House
    -Federal Judiciary Helps Celebrate Constitution Day
    -Weather Eye on the Courts
    -Justice O'Connor Speaks On the Judiciary
    -Officers Connect with Wireless Technology
    -Impact of Blakely and Booker/Fanfan a Year Later
    -Head of Legislative Affairs Named
    -Chief Judge Hogan Named Chair of Judicial Conference Executive Committee
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    July
    -Either Pay Staff or Pay Rent; Caught in Financial Bind, Federal Courts Ask Congress for Relief
    -House Subcommittee Skeptical of Judiciary's Rent Relief Effort
    -Judiciary’s FY 2006 Budget Passes House
    -Bipartisan Backing For Sentencing Reform
    -Legislative Proposals from Judicial Conference Circulate on Hill
    -Two New Chairs Begin Duties July 1
    -IT Grants Encourage Innovation
    -FJC Deputy Director to Leave Post
    -Director Marks 20 Years At AO
    -People to People
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    June
    -Judges Plead for Improved Judicial Security
    -Senators to GSA: Reduce Judiciary’s Rent
    -District Judges Oppose Rule 11 Changes
    -Federal Courts Better Utilize Those Called for Jury Service
    -Mentor Program Aims At Ensuring Quality Legal Help
    -Better Relations Between Courts and Media Goal of Committee
    -Coin Commemorates Chief Justice Marshall
    -23rd Annual Devitt Award Winner Named
    -Supreme Court Fellows to Serve in 2005-2006
    -A Journalist's Guide to the Federal Courts Now Online
    -Rulemaking As A Communal Undertaking
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    May
    -U.S. Marshals Service Resources Faulted by Federal Judiciary
    -Increased Security Funded for Judges
    -FBA Asks for Proactive Approach to Judicial Security
    -Drug Bill Would Make Sentencing Guidelines Mandatory
    -Attorney General Supports Federal Judges
    -Award Honors Construction Excellence in Seattle
    -Change Comes with Bankruptcy Reform
    -Bankruptcy Judgeships Created to Reduce Burdens
    -FY 2004 Costs of Incarceration and Supervision
    -Head of Office of Legislative Affairs Retires
    -Local Swearing-In Ceremony Brings Community to Court
    -ABA's Grey Finds Rewards In Issues
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    April
    -Judiciary Asks Congress to Ease Financial Hardships of Courts
    -Senate Considers Funds For Judicial Security
    -Design Guide Under Review
    -Federal Courts Respond to E-Government Act
    -Wireless Devices in Federal Courts
    -Committee Defends Independence of Representation: An Interview with Judge Patti B. Saris
    -Congressional Committees Formed for 109th Congress
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    March
    -Conference Calls Off-Site Security for Judges Top Priority
    -Conference Asks for Judicial Security Review and Funding
    -Filings Climbed in Federal Courts in Fiscal Year 2004
    -Conference Pays Tribute to Senator Orrin Hatch
    -White House Includes Limited Courthouse Funding
    -Sentencing Appeals and Class Action Lawsuits Will Cost the Judiciary
    -For Delaware Bankruptcy Court, Appeal is a Mixed Blessing
    -Committee's Advice Guides Judges: An Interview with Judge Gordon J. Quist
    -Judicial Conference of The United States, March 15, 2005
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    February
    -Where the Money Goes: A Look At How The Judiciary's FY 2005 Budget Is Divided
    -Courts Need Rental Relief
    -Need for DNA Testing Taxes Courts
    -Justice for All Act Guarantees Victims' Rights
    -Cost of Federal Protective Services too High for Judiciary
    -Bills Introduced to Split Ninth Circuit
    -BIA Appeals Remain High in 2nd and 9th Circuits
    -Federal Judiciary Gives Educators a Look at Terrorism Cases
    -New Fees in 2005
    -Court Interpreters Feel Impact of Illegal Immigration Caseload
    -Interview: Criminal Law Committee Analyzing Impact Of Booker
    -Post-Booker, Sentencing Documentation Continues
    -Response to Booker Opinion Varies
    -Maryland Students Join Naturalization Festivities
    -Judicial Milestones
    -Judicial Boxscore

    January
    -2004 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary