Courts -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
The Papers of Judge Edward S. Smith
Collection
Identifier: MSS-01-3
Scope and Contents
These papers document Smith’s service on the U.S. Court of Claims, his appointment to the court, court administration, articles and speeches, and the federal court re-organization of the late 1970s that concluded with the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1979, and the creation of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The collection reflects the administrative process that took place "to restructure a portion of the intermediate appellate tier." Judge...
Dates:
1964-1997