The conference was presented by the National Center for State Courts, with cosponsorship of the National Association for Court Management, Conference of Chief Justices, Conference of State Court Administrators, and the National Conference of Metropolitan Courts. Individual papers focus on the history and current status of court management, the role of the judiciary in court management and court reform, court organization, changes in judicial and management education, factors affecting public attitudes toward the courts, and ways in which public knowledge and attitudes could be improved. Footnotes, figures, tables, and chapter reference lists