Vol. 36, Number 10—October 2004
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Lame Duck Session Planned for November
— "As fiscal year 2004 ended, the House and Senate passed and the President signed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government running until November 20, 2004..."
Conference Adopts Cost-Containment Plan in Wake of Limited Congressional Funding; Continues Push for Court Funds
— "The Judicial Conference has agreed to implement a number of sweeping cost-containment measures, including a two-year moratorium on 42 federal courthouse construction projects..."
Year’s Worst-Ever Storms Don’t Spare Federal Courts
— "In a six-week period of late summer, five named storms—four hurricanes and a tropical storm—slammed into Southeastern states. Federal courthouses and affiliated offices, and the people who work in them, were not spared..."
Friends of Judiciary Honored
— "At a Supreme Court reception last month, the Judicial
Conference honored three long-time friends of the Judiciary..."
Electronic Access Available to Criminal Case Files
— "Beginning November 1, 2004, all criminal case file documents available to the public at a courthouse also will be available remotely through the court’s electronic access system..."
Legislation Waits for November
— "Congress recessed in mid-October for the November presidential election in October, leaving behind many pending bills. But even though they will return for a lame duck session in November, little time remains for legislative action on bills of interest to the Judiciary..."
Workload Grows for Officers in Probation and Pretrial Services
— "Within the federal Judiciary, the role of probation
and pretrial services officers is to investigate and supervise
pretrial services defendants and convicted offenders. The graph
shows that between 1993 and 2003, the workload of pretrial services
and probation officers has grown steadily..."
Interview
—New Chair Talks About U.S. Sentencing Commission Post-Blakely
PSI Shell Team Wins 2004 Director's Award
Judicial Conference of the United States
Judicial Milestones
Judicial Boxscore
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