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SUPREME COURT OF IOWA - A STUDY OF ITS PROCEDURES AND ADMINISTRATION

NCJ Number
12692
Author(s)
R J MARTINEAU
Date Published
1971
Length
100 pages
Annotation
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON COURT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS, EMPHASIZING EFFICIENCY, ELIMINATION OF BACKLOG, AND INCREASED QUALITY.
Abstract
THE STUDY SURVEYS THE IOWA SUPREME COURT'S HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, JURISDICTION, AND JUSTICES. THE WORK ALSO REVIEWS THE APPELLATE PROCESS, THE COURT'S FACILITIES, THE SIZE OF THE PANEL OF JUSTICES, WORKLOAD AND DELAY, AND SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATION.