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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Appellate Courts: Federal Appellate Court Restructuring: Correspondence and documents related to the restructuring of the Federal Appellate Courts, which lead to the creation of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Included are documents from Mr. Meador’s tenure as Assistant Attorney General (OIAJ) and as member of the Advisory Council for Appellate Justice (1973). Also included are the following proposals and reports: Clement F. Haynsworth Jr., “A New Court, An Improvement in the Administration of Justice: A Proposal” (c. 1973); Paul D. Carrington and Maurice Rosenberg, “ A Preliminary Report on the Revision of the Federal Court Appellate System: a working paper to be completed and submitted to the Advisory Council for Appellate Justice” (Aug. 1973); Henry J. Friendly, Irvine Lecture delivered at the Cornell Law School, “Averting the Flood by Lessening the Flow” (Nov. 2, 1973); John P. Frank, Memorandum to Advisory Council on Appellate Justice, Supreme Court and Other Congestion (May 1973); Shirley M. Hufstedler, Address at Tenth Judicial Circuit Conference, “Some of My Best Friends are Lawyers” (July 20, 1978); correspondence with Irving S. Shapiro (1978), Martha McNeely (1978); Memoranda, Office for Improvements in the Administration of Justice: Proposal For Improvements in the Federal Appellate Courts (June 21, 1978); A Proposal to Improve the Federal Appellate System (July 21, 1978); Appellate Court Reform (1978); New Appellate Court Tax Appeals (Feb. 7, 1979); New Appellate Court (Feb. 16, 1979); Memorandum, Scott Taylor to Daniel J. Meador, Administrative Courts (Nov. 1, 1978); Office for Improvements in the Administration of Justice (OIAJ), A Proposal for Improvements in the Administration of Justice; Maurice Rosenberg, Assistant Attorney General, Office for Improvements in the Administration of Justice, Before the S. Subcomm. on Taxation and Debt Management Generally, S. Comm. on Finance, Concerning the Tax Court Improvement Act of 1979—S. 1691 (Nov. 2, 1979; John M. Samuels, Tax Legislative Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Before the S. Subcomm. on Taxation and Debt Management, S. Finance Committee (Nov. 2, 1979); Unknown author, “Justice on Appeal; Finality and the Fabric of Federal Law” (n.d.), 1973-1983

 File — Box: MSS 82-3e, Box 2

Scope and Contents

2 folders

Dates

  • Creation: 1973-1983

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

There are some no restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 32 Cubic Feet (73 archival boxes, plus photographs and some oversized materials.)

Repository Details

Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22903 United States