State Court Organization, 2004

• NCJ Number: 212351
• Date Published: August 2006
• Length: 329 pages
• Author(s): David B. Rottman; Shauna M. Strickland
• Agencies: BJS
• Publication Series: BJS Full Reports
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Grant Number(s): 2003-BJ-CX-K003

Annotation

This report presents detailed comparative data by State trial and appellate courts in the United States.

Abstract

Topics covered include: the number of courts and judges; process for judicial selection; governance of court systems, including judicial funding, administration, staffing, and procedures; jury qualifications and verdict rules; and processing and sentencing procedures for criminal cases. Diagrams of court structure summarize the key features of each State’s court organization. Tables, figures