Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act

Summary

Judicial Branch Improvements Act of 1987 - Title I: Mandatory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court - Supreme Court Mandatory Appellate Jurisdiction Reform Act of 1987 - Repeals the provision of the judicial code authorizing any party (in a proceeding to which the United States is a party) to appeal directly to the Supreme Court from a Federal court order which declares an Act of Congress unconstitutional. Repeals Supreme Court mandatory jurisdiction to hear appeals from a Federal appellate court decision holding a State statute unconstitutional. Repeals Supreme Court mandatory jurisdiction to hear appeals from decisions of the highest court of a State (including Puerto Rico) which hold that: (1) a Federal treaty or statute is invalid; or (2) a State law is valid. Title II: Jury Selection and Service Amendments - Jury System Improvements Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal judicial code with respect to the temporary excuse of prospective jurors and the jury selection procedures. Authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to permit district courts to experiment with new jury selection procedures. Title III: Court-Annexed Arbitration - Court-Annexed Arbitration Act of 1987 - Permits the establishment (on an experimental basis) of a court-annexed arbitration program within each judicial district. Allows the Judicial Conference of the United States to develop model procedures for the conduct of arbitration proceedings. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: District Court Executive - District Court Executive Act of 1987 - Allows each district court with eight district judgeships or more to appoint a district court executive to perform delegated administrative duties. Title V: Federal Judicial Center Amendments - Part A: Federal Judicial Center Foundation - Federal Judicial Center Foundation Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal judicial code to establish the Federal Judicial Center Foundation as a nonprofit corporation to accept gifts of real and personal property and services made for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Federal Judicial Center. Authorizes the Federal Judicial Center to administer and use the gifts received by the Foundation. Requires gifts of money and proceeds from the sale of property received as gifts to be deposited in a separate fund in the Treasury. Requires the Foundation to submit annual reports to specified congressional committees with respect to the gifts received. Part B: History Program in the Judicial Branch - Grants the Federal Judicial Center authority to implement programs to collect, preserve, and make available materials relating to the history of the judicial branch of the Government. Part C: Training for Non-Governmental Employees - Grants the Federal Judicial Center authority to provide training for persons outside the judicial branch. Part D: Powers of the Board and Compensation of the Deputy Director - Provides for the appointment of the Deputy Director of the Federal Judicial Center. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Makes minor substantive amendments to the Federal judicial code, the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to procedural matters, retirement, judicial pay, administrative matters, and judicial immunity.

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 14 October 1988

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 5 October 1988

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 July 1987

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