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Vol. 36, Number 6—June 2004 INSIDE THIS ISSUE A Split Court? Texarkana Sits on the Line — "Walk down the third floor hall from the federal courtrooms in the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Texarkana, Texas, and before you know it, you're in Arkansas. No, it's not a wrinkle in the space-time continuum. This geographic leap occurs because the Texarkana courthouse straddles the state line..." Hatch Warns Hard Freeze Would Cripple Judiciary — "Senate Judiciary Committee chair, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), has written to Senate appropriations leaders to urge sufficient funding for the federal courts in fiscal year 2005. The Judiciary Committee oversees the operations of the judicial branch..." Return to Comity Urged by Archer — "'Starting in the 104th Congress, we have witnessed a deterioration in the relationship between the legislative and judicial branches,' American Bar Association President Dennis W. Archer said in remarks prepared for the 64th Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference held in May 2004, in Louisville, Kentucky. Perhaps, he said, it was time to step back and find a way to return to the comity of past eras..." Federal Courts Improvement Bill Introduced in Senate — "In May, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced S. 2396, the Federal Courts Improvement Bill. The Senate bill has a companion bill in the House, H.R. 1302, introduced last session. Hatch was joined by co-sponsors, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) and Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) ..." Sealed Settlements Relatively Rare in Federal Court — "How often and under what circumstances are civil settlement agreements filed under seal in federal courts? At the request of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, the Federal Judicial Center looked into this question. Its research found that sealed agreements occur in less than one-half of one percent of civil cases. And in 97 percent of these cases, the amount of settlement was sealed but the complaint itself was not..." Probation Officers Helping Offenders Get Back on Their Feet — "Federal probation officers are adding to the services they long have provided to the persons they supervise, furthering the goal of helping them become productive citizens...." Public Education Needed on Bankruptcy System and Fiscal Management — " The Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System has endorsed public outreach as a mission of the bankruptcy courts as a way 'to further the work of the courts through increasing respect for the institution, potentially lowering the volume of case filings, and enabling more informed and effective use of legal procedures and services...'" Sculptural Presence In Oregon Fellows Named for 2004-2005 Term Interview —Committee Reaches Out with Guidance on Ethical Conduct Judicial Milestones Judicial Boxscore |
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