Exam 8: Court Personnel Roles and Functions

By the 1980s,only half of the states had a statewide court administrator.

The __________ __________of the U.S.Courts coordinates and administers the operations of the federal courts.

It is said that many judges' inability to relax socially gives them the feeling they are "entering a monastery."

A new American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial Conduct,adopted in 2007 for state and local judges,spells out for the first time how they are to avoid inappropriate sexual behaviors.

By the 1980s,every state had a statewide court administrator,normally reporting to the state supreme court or the _________ __________ of the state supreme court.

One study found that about percent of all court clerks perceived themselves as colleagues and co-equal with judges.

The day-to-day and long-range activities of those persons who are responsible for the activities and functions of a court are referred to as ______________ or __________ administration.

What number of new federal judges acknowledge having psychological problems on the bench?

_______________ elections are those where there is no party affiliations are listed on the ballot.

Today's court administrators perform all but which of the following duties?

Personal attacks by lawyers-directed at judges,attorneys,jurors,witnesses,and others,both inside and outside of court-have increased at an alarming rate during the past 15 years.

Court clerks have traditionally competed with judges for control over local judicial administration.

About _______ of state court judges and magistrates said that they have used social media in either their personal or professional lives.

The American Judicature Society argues for limiting the role of politics in the selection of state judges.

Some people believe that judges would do well to remember that wearing the robe does not confer omniscience or omnipotence.

The greatest growth of court administrators' positions was from:

What is the conventional wisdom concerning whether or not judges can and should use social networking sites for their personal and professional purposes?

__________ __________ stated that in order to maintain credibility in his personal and professional lives,he had to "not only be chaste but above suspicion."

__________ __________ is the method used to nominate,select,or elect and install judges into office.