State Court Organization, 1998: [United States]

This data collection provides detailed comparative
information about the structure, policies, and procedures of statewide
trial and appellate court systems for the 50 states, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico as of July 1, 1998. Information gathered
includes the number of courts and judges, judicial selection,
governance of court systems, including judicial funding,
administration, staffing, and procedures, jury qualifications and
verdict rules, and processing and sentencing procedures of criminal
cases.