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24 Judges J. 1 (1985)

handle is hein.journals/judgej24 and id is 1 raw text is: Court News Roundup ABA Midyear Meeting Summary The House of Delegates at the 1985 ABA Midyear Meet- ing voted to support simplification of federal tax laws, oppose South Africa's apartheid in its various manifes- tations, and recommend strengthening nuclear non- proliferation accords. At the meeting, held in Detroit February 13-20, 1985, the ABA also adopted a number of resolutions that would directly affect the courts. The ABA: * Recommends that courts appointing attorneys in death penalty cases appoint two counsel, one as pri- mary, who has substantial trial experience de- fending serious felony cases, and the other as assis- tant counsel. Opposes awarding contracts to provide criminal defense services solely on the basis of cost, and sup- ported use of addditional criteria including attorney workload maximums, staffing ratios, criminal law practice expertise, and training, supervision, and compensation guidelines. Urges Congress to place exclusive appellate juris- diction over future emergency economic controls in an existing permanent court of appeals, which would replace the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, created in 1971. Supports legislation to provide judges of the U.S. Court of Claims with benefits, compensation, disa- bility protection, and retirement provisions suffi- cient to attract well-qualified judges. The resolution also called for the allowing the recall of retired judges for temporary service. Deferred consideration of the Guidelines for Eval- uation of Judicial Performance, but they will be re- introduced at this summer's ABA Annual Meeting. The guidelines, which will be reported in detail in an upcoming issue of the Judges' Journal, were de- ferred to allow more commentary from the judicia- ry and other groups. In other areas, the ABA went on record as opposing the prohibition of ideas and information into the United States as protected by the First Amendment; urged that immigration legislation include employment discrimi- nation protection for non-citizens authorized to work in the United States; and raised the dues structure for fiscal year 1985-86 to $150 for members admitted to the bar for 10 or more years. There were 24 resolutions in all adopted by the ABA at the Midyear Meeting. Also at the ABA Midyear Meeting, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger delivered his annual State of the Judi- ciary address, where he called again for the creation of an inter-circuit panel of federal appellate judges to help with the growing caseload. ABA president-elect-nomi- nee Eugene C. Thomas of Boise, Idaho said that some type of action is likely to be supported by the ABA to ease the U.S. Supreme Court's heavy caseload but cau- tioned that the creation of another federal court re- mains to be seen. Thomas, in calling the Chief Justice's argument compelling, urged that any changes in the federal courts must assure the integrity of a system focused on a Supreme Court that functions to serve the law and is still available and not more remote in appropriate cases. Although the ABA's Midyear Meeting is largely com- posed of working sessions, a number of educational programs were held on such topics as: Minorities in the Legal Profession, Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution, Domestic Violence, How Bars Deal with Criticism and the Greylord Scandal, Hearings on Drunk Driving Enforcement Techniques, and Evidence Skills in Administrative Proceedings and Judicial Review. Many of these topics will be included as separate news features in upcoming issues of the Judges 'Journal. Timely Justice A National Conference on Court Delay Reduction, sponsored by the National Center for State Courts with the support of the Judicial Administration Division and its conferences and 40 other court-related organiza- tions, is scheduled for September 5-7, 1985, at the Fair- mont Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Because conference attendance is limited to 500 participants, preregistration is required. The registration fee is $200 by May 1, and $250 after May 1. The three day conference will address not only the problems of delay in general and limited jurisdiction trial courts, but also in the appellate courts. Proven techniques for implementing delay reduction programs, Winter 1985

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