Page 12 of Law Enforcement and Judicial Training Catalog by National Technical Information Service

federal judicial center final pretrial conference and the civil trial the program is part of a video orientation series for district judges in the federal courts newly appointed district judges attend a week-long video orientation seminar at which they view programs on different aspects of their new duties ranging from civil and criminal pretrial and trial procedures to the nuts and bolts of utilizing support staff in this part of the series judges marvin e aspen n.d ill and kimba m wood s.d ny discuss and emphasize the continued importance of careful case management as the civil trial approaches topics they address include the final pretrial conference jury selection and orientation maximizing jury performance courtroom demeanor instructions summations and deliberations the verdict and post-trial proceedings and the bench trial order number ava19287vnb1cfp $70 52-minute vhs 1991 includes one 9-page and one 5-page set of fact sheets role of the u.s magistrate judge the program is a part of a video orientation series for district judges in the federal courts newly appointed district judges attend a week-long video orientation seminar at which they view programs on different aspects of their new duties ranging from civil and criminal pretrial and trial procedures to the nuts and bolts of utilizing support staff this part of the series features a panel discussion on the role of the magistrate judge in the district court topics include selecting magistrate judges using magistrate judges in civil and criminal cases and reviewing magistrate judges decisions the program s moderator is judge philip pro d nv the panelists are judge carol jackson e.d mo judge d brock hornby d me and magistrate judge claudia wilken n.d ca order number ava19486vnb1cfp $66 60-minute vhs 1993 includes one 3-page set of fact sheets overview of the federal rules of evidence the program is a part of a video orientation series for district judges in the federal courts newly appointed district judges attend a week-long video orientation seminar at which they view programs on different aspects of their new duties ranging from civil and criminal pretrial and trial procedures to the nuts and bolts of utilizing support staff in this part of the series judge james h hancock of the northern district of alabama updates his classic 1982 program on the federal rules of evidence he discusses everything from judicial notice to relevance hearsay and authentication the main point of his message the rules of evidence are common sense rules embodying principles the judges already know or will easily understand once they review them the update concentrates on rules 404b other crimes evidence 609 use of prior convictions on cross-examination and 701-706 use of expert witnesses order number ava19481vnb2cfp $140 155-minute video on 2 vhs 1993 includes one 58-page set of fact sheets court officers and support personnel resources for the district judge the program is part of a video orientation series for district judges in the federal courts newly appointed district judges attend a week-long video orientation seminar at which they view programs on different aspects of their new duties ranging from civil and criminal pretrial and trial procedures to the nuts and bolts of utilizing support staff in this part of the series judge barbara crabb of the western district of wisconsin describes how she works with clerks of court law clerks secretaries and other court staff and support personnel she emphasizes delegating tasks and appropriately using the talents and abilities of support staff order number ava19487vnb1cfp $60 31-minute vhs 1993 includes one 7-page set of fact sheets your first year on the bench the program provides a look at the transition to the federal bench and the early months as a district judge representatives of the administrative office of the u.s courts and the federal judicial center describe the services they offer to new judges ranging from seminars and publications to one-on-one assistance with ethical issues and practical aspects of the job change three judges who have recently taken the bench comment on aspects of the transition that they found challenging or unexpected order number ava19592vnb1cfp $60 38-minute vhs 1994 special order videos single videos may be special ordered in any format call for ordering information 12 to order call 1-800-553-ntis 6847 or 703 605-6000 http www.ntis.gov/nac

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