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The federal court system in the United States : an introduction for judges and judicial administrators in other countries.

Other author/creatorUnited States. Administrative Office of the United States Courts, https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81014080 issuing body.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFourth edition.
Publication Info Washington, D.C. : Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 2016.
Description1 online resource (64 pages) : color illustrations, color map
Supplemental Content https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo194372
Subject(s)
Portion of title An introduction for judges and judicial administrators in other countries
Contents The United States Constitution and the federal government -- The role of the federal courts in American government -- The structure of the federal courts -- The jurisdiction of the federal courts -- United States federal judges -- Distinctive features of the American Judicial System -- The federal judicial process in brief -- Federal judicial administration -- Accountability -- Commonly asked questions about the federal judicial process -- Common legal terms.
Abstract This booklet is designed to introduce judges and judicial administrators in other countries to the United States federal judicial system, its organization and administration, and its relationship to the legislative and executive branches of the government. -- from preface.
General noteIn scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (US Courts, viewed March 3, 2023).
Issued in other formPrint version: Federal court system in the United States. 4th edition
GPO item number0729 (online)
Govt. docs number JU 10.2:F 31/2/2016

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