NCJ Number
40849
Date Published
1977
Length
14 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE CONCEPT OF ALLOWING NONJUDICIAL MANAGERS TO HANDLE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS OF THE COURTS, THUS FREEING THE JUDGES OF THIS RESPONSIBILITY AND ALLOWING THEM TO PERFORM THEIR JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS.
Abstract
THE HISTORY OF COURT ADMINISTRATION IS BRIEFLY REVIEWED AND THE DEFINITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MODERN COURT ADMINISTRATOR ARE ENUMERATED. THE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF RESPONSIBILITY ARE: PERSONNEL, FINANCE, SPACE AND EQUIPMENT, LIAISON, PUBLIC INFORMATION, JURY AND WITNESS, REPORTS, DATA PROCESSING AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, CALENDER, AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT. THE AUTHOR ALSO DISCUSSES THE QUALIFICATIONS OF, THE NEED FOR, AND THE FUTURE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION. THE NUMBER OF APPELLATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS IS BROKEN DOWN BY STATE....MSP