United States Judicial Branch
| U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Courts of Appeals |
| U.S. District Courts | Judicial Reference Materials |
| Background Information |
Background Information
- Federal Judicial Center
- Principal education and research center for the Federal Courts.
- U.S. Courts
- Extensive information about U.S. Courts plus many links to Court resources.
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- The Commission’s duties include developing guidelines for sentencing in federal courts; collecting data about crime and sentencing; and serving as a resource to Congress, the Executive Branch, and the Judiciary on crime and sentencing policy.
- History of the Federal Judiciary
- Historical information about Federal judges and courts, landmark judicial legislation plus various judicial topics.
- Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- Provides information about all judges who have served since 1789 on the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Circuit Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court since 1789.
- Structure of Federal Courts
- Poster showing how federal courts are organized.
- Understanding the Federal Courts
- Detailed description of U.S. Courts including: the role of Federal courts in American government; the structure and jurisdiction of the Federal courts; the judicial process; U.S. judges; and, court administration.
U.S. Supreme Court
- Background Information
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Official site of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Supreme Court Historical Society
- The Supreme Court Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the history of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- Biographies
- Biographies of Current Justices [U.S. Supreme Court]
- Biographies of Current Justices [Legal Information Institute]
- Biographies of former Justices [Legal Information Institute]
- Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Supreme Court Decisions
- LexisNexis Academic
- Contains United States Supreme Court decisions since 1790, United States Supreme Court ABA Preview since 1991 and United States Supreme Court Briefs since 1979.
- Internet sites with Supreme Court decisions
- FindLaw Since 1893.
- Browsable by year and US Reports volume number. Searchable by citation, case title and full text.
- Legal Information Institute Since 1990.
- Also includes a link to Selected historic decisions of the Supreme Court
- Supreme Court decisions,1937-1975
U. S. Courts of Appeals
- LexisNexis Academic
- Contains United States Court of Appeals decisions since 1915.
- Internet Sites with Court of Appeals Decisions
- Full text of U.S. Courts of Appeals decisions are available on the Internet only since the mid 1990s.
- FindLaw
- Federal Courts Finder [Emory University School of Law]
- FindLaw
U. S. District Courts
- LexisNexis Academic
- U.S. District Court decisions since 1789.
- Internet Sites with District Court Decisions
Judicial Reference Materials
- Federal Rulemaking
- Provides access to the national and local rules currently in effect in the federal courts, as well as background information on the federal rules and the rulemaking process.
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines
- Contains Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements.
- Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence 2d edition (2000)
- Provides reference guides for topics such as forensic DNA evidence, epidemiology, toxicology, evidence admissibility, expert witnesses, medical testimony, statistics and other types of scientific evidence to be used at trial.
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- These rules govern the conduct of all civil actions brought in Federal district courts.
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- These rules govern the procedure in all criminal proceedings in the courts of the United States.
- Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
- Govern procedure in cases under title 11 of the United States Code.
- Federal Rules of Evidence
- These rules govern the introduction of evidence in proceedings, both civil and criminal, in Federal courts.
