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Lahey, Mary Ann, Ph.D et al.
Analysis of Trial Court Unification in California .
America Institute for Research for the Judicial Council of California (September 2000).
The study examined the impacts of trial court unification in four major areas: (1) the utilization of judicial resources; (2) the organization and efficiency of court staff; (3) the efficiency of court operations; and (4) the quality of services provided by the courts.
Edelman, Mark A., and Terry L. Raun.
"Does Rural Court Consolidation Save Costs?."
Judicature 79: 86 (September 1995).
This article discusses the cost effectiveness of rural court consolidation using Iowa's plan as an example. The author analyzes the economics of consolidation court operations and delivery services in the state's 99 counties.
Baar, Carl.
"Trial Court Unification in Practice."
Judicature 76: 179 (December 1992).
Baar examines unified trial courts in three states: Illinois, South Dakota, and Minnesota. and then compares these state court structures to the American Bar Association's "long-standing support for a single-level trial court with a single class of judges",
Henderson, Thomas A. et al.
Structuring Justice: The Implications of Court Unification Reforms.
Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice (1984).
This one hundred four-page report analyzes four questions. The four questions are as follows: "What structural changes have been implemented in the states under study?", "How does structure affect trial court management?", "How does the adjudicatory process affect structure and define management issues?", and "What objectives can be met by a unified court?" (KF8732 .H46 1984)
Henderson, Thomas A. et al
The Significance of Judicial Structure: The Effect of Unification on Trial Court Operations.
Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice (1984).
This book chronicles the court reform movement and discusses the four issues related to court unification: improving operations by changing the judiciaries' structures, proactive policymaking, accounting for the functional requirements of the courts, and the shifting of judicial accountability by creating management offices. (KF8736 .S5 1984)
Gallas, Geoffrey.
"Court Reform: Has It Been Built on an Adequate Foundation?."
Judicature 63: 28 (1979).
This article is a critic on the efficacy of court reform. The author attempts to examine the goals of reform and the possible but unexpected, undiscussed and unintended consequences.
Berkson, Larry, and Susan Carbon.
Court Unification: History, Politics and Implementation.
Washington, DC: National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (1978).
This two hundred fifty-nine page study investigates four different aspects of court unification. "The first objective is to trace the evolution of court unification thought the twentieth century...The second objective is to investigate the concept's principal strengths and weaknesses." The book also addresses the politics of achieving court unification" and "the problems encountered by those attempting to administer various aspects of court unification. (KF8719 .B47)
Pound, Roscoe.
Organization of Courts.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company (1940).
This classic work analyzes the historical contexts of court organization and reforms. (KF8719 .P68)
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Ferry, John D., Jr.
"Assessing the Early Experience with Michigan Court Consolidation Demonstration Projects."
Judicature 85: 129 (November 2001).
This brief essay discusses the Michigan Court Consolidation Demonstration Projects and the projects' subsequent National Center for State Courts' evaluations.
Steelman, David C.
"Reflections on the Process of Evaluating Trial Court Consolidation Projects in Michigan."
Judicature 85: 125 (November 2001).
This article responds to the concerns addressed about the Michigan court consolidation experiment. Steelman focuses on the criticisms from James Hill ("Rethinking Michigan's Trial Court Consolidation Experiment") and tries to refute Hill's allegations concerning the ineffectiveness of the program.
Hill, James P.
"Rethinking Michigan`s Trial Court Consolidation Experiment."
Judicature 85: 116 (November 2001).
Using the lessons learned from the Michigan court consolidation experiment, the author investigates the positive and negative implications of the experiment and asserts that the effectiveness of consolidation is indeterminate. Hill also notes that because each state's judiciary differs in organization and philosophy, the lessons drawn from the Michigan court consolidation experiment cannot be universally applied.
Hansen, Kurt N.
"Some Real Doubts About the Court Consolidation Demonstration Projects."
Judicature 85: 133 (November 2001).
This essay is written by Chief Judge Kurt Hansen of the 55th Circuit Court in Michigan expressing his views that court consolidation is a politically-motivated judicial development and that the actual effectiveness of consolidation is questionable at best.
Davis, Alton T.
"The Court Consolidation Demonstration Projects -- An Unqualified Success."
Judicature 85: 131 (November 2001).
This short account is written by a chief judge in Michigan discussing his court's success with consolidating and reorganizing the judicial circuit court.
Baar, Carl.
"Trial Court Consolidation: Michigan in Context."
Judicature 85: 134 (November 2001).
This article analyzes the Michigan court consolidation experiment debate and its main participants -- James Hill, David Steelman, and John Ferry -- in the "context of trial court consolidation in other jurisdictions, and court reform efforts more broadly."
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