Federal Courts

"The U.S. Courts were created under Article III of the Constitution to administer justice fairly and impartially, within the jurisdiction established by the Constitution and Congress."

"The 26-member Judicial Conference is the policy-making body for the federal court system. By statute, the Chief Justice of the United States serves as its presiding officer and its members are the chief judges of the 13 courts of appeals, a district judge from each of the 12 geographic circuits and the chief judge of the Court of International Trade. The Conference meets twice a year to consider administrative and policy issues affecting the court system and to make recommendations to Congress concerning legislation involving the Judicial Branch."

"The main type of record the federal courts create and maintain is a case file, which contains a docket sheet and all documents filed in a case."

Includes the current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence.

"Statistical data and analysis on the business of the federal Judiciary."

"The Committee on the Judiciary has been called the lawyer for the House of Representatives because of its jurisdiction over matters relating to the administration of justice in federal courts, administrative bodies, and law enforcement agencies."

"The Judiciary Committee is charged with the consideration of all Article III judicial nominations. These include Supreme Court nominations, appellate court nominations, and district court nominations. The Committee also considers nominations to the Court of International Trade."

"The Federal Judicial Center is the research and education agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. government. The Center was established by Congress in 1967 (28 U.S.C. §§ 620–629)." Federal Judicial Center publications include Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges and The Elements of Case Management ("this manual describes techniques that judges have found effective in managing their cases at various stages of the litigation process").

"Court Records at the National Archives cover more than 200 years of court proceedings at the federal level. The earliest court records in our holdings date to approximately 1790. . . . Generally, federal court records less than 15 years old are still in the possession of individual courts and are not held by the National Archives. To obtain access to those records, researchers must contact the appropriate federal court."

"The Standing Committee provides the Senate Judiciary Committee, the administration, and the public with its independent, nonpartisan peer evaluation of the professional qualifications of every judicial nominee to the Article III and Article IV federal courts."

"The Federal Bar Association (FBA), founded in 1920, is dedicated to the advancement of the science of jurisprudence and to promoting the welfare, interests, education, and professional development of all attorneys involved in federal law."