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The One-Courtroom, One-Judge Policy: A Preliminary Review [i] (April 2000)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo06623 and id is 1 raw text is: THE ONE-COURTROOM, ONE-JUDGE POLICY: A PRELIMINARY REVIEW April 2000 PREFACE The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) prepared this analysis for the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The paper reviews the potential effect on trial delays of courtroom sharing by federal judges. Avi Ebenstein and R. Mark Musell of CBO prepared the paper under the supervision of Arlene Holen. Charles Capone helped develop the statistical model used in the analysis, and Perry C. Beider, John Righter, Rachel Schmidt, and Jennifer L. Smith, also of CBO, provided useful comments. The authors also appreciate the assistance of David Maggi at the Department of Commerce, Timothy J. Muris, Marsha Swiss, and staff at the General Accounting Office and at the Office of Management and Budget. Leah Mazade edited the report, Chris Spoor proofread it, and Rae Wiseman prepared it for publication. Laurie Brown prepared the electronic versions for CBO's World Wide Web site (www.cbo.gov). Dan Crippen Director April 2000 CONTENTS SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION The Issue General Analytic Method Limitations of the Analysis SIMULATING A COURT SYSTEM SIMULATING COURTROOM SHARING APPENDIX: AN EXPLANATION OF CBO'S MODEL

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