We’re thrilled to unveil our latest database, Judges and the Judiciary: Exploring America’s Court System! This fully revamped collection offers comprehensive resources on judicial structures, composition, oversight, and procedures in America’s court system. Formerly known as Congress and the Courts, this collection was originally built around Bernard D. Reams, Jr., et al.’s Congress and the Courts: A Legislative History, 1787-2018, which collected congressional documents related to the composition and structure of Article III courts. While this important work is still prominently featured in the database, it is now supported and supplemented with content that goes far beyond Article III courts.
What’s New
- Nearly 700 titles added, including coverage of non-Article III courts
- A Legislative History Subcollection
- Enhanced faceting on search results
- 14 brand-new subjects and subject coding of all titles
- Direct linking to our History of Supreme Court Nominations database
About the Judges and the Judiciary Database
HeinOnline’s Judges and the Judiciary: Exploring America’s Court System database brings together a diverse set of materials focusing on the structure, creation, actions of, and oversight of the courts, both state and federal. With thousands of titles, users can dive into issues ranging from court structure to judicial ethics. As part of the expansion, we’ve added nearly 700 titles, including coverage of non-Article III courts, a Legislative History subcollection, and a direct link to our History of Supreme Court Nominations* database, since one of Congress’s major responsibilities is to confirm judges, and there is no bigger American judicial stage than the U.S. Supreme Court. Our History of Supreme Court Nominations illustrates every successful and unsuccessful nomination to serve on the nation’s highest court.
Significantly, HeinOnline editors have subject-coded all titles with 14 unique title-level subjects, making it easy to browse to the titles most relevant to your research. We also added enhanced faceting on search results, optimizing your ability to drill down expansive search results to precise answers.
Alongside books, hearings, legislative histories and more, Judges and the Judiciary includes the complete archive of publications from the Federal Judicial Center, the education and research agency for the federal courts. Users will also find a robust offering of Federal Rules, established by Congress to govern proceedings within civil and criminal trials in U.S. federal courts. Finally, don’t overlook the hundreds of scholarly articles hand-picked by our editors, with new content added monthly.
Featured Content
Explore everything this database has to offer with the breakdown below of the types of content featured. New content is added regularly!
Congress and the Courts
When this database initially launched, it was built around Bernard D. Reams, Jr., et al.’s Congress and the Courts: A Legislative History, 1787-2018, a collection of congressional documents that examine the composition and structure of Article III Courts. This legislative history is vital to understand the role of Congress in administering and interacting with Article III Courts. It consists of more than 70 volumes and is divided into seven parts.
Books
Browse more than 1,300 books ranging in date from the late 1700s to present day, all relating to the American judiciary.
Government Documents
HeinOnline editors have hand-selected more than 600 congressional hearings and more than 500 relevant CRS and GAO reports that explore issues relating to judicial nominations, limits to judicial power, court authority, court studies, and much more.
Federal Judicial Center Publications
Explore the entire archive (nearly 700 titles!) of publications from the Federal Judicial Center, the education and research agency for the federal courts. The Federal Judicial Center is responsible for conducting policy research and offering a variety of continuing education resources for employees within the judicial branch.
Federal Rules & Legislation
Federal Rules are the rules established by Congress to govern proceedings within civil and criminal trials in U.S. federal courts. This database includes more than 350 rules. Dive into nearly 40 legislative histories and select relevant sections of the Code of Federal Regulations and the U.S. Code.
Scholarly Articles
Access hundreds of articles on jurisdictional conflicts, crafting a more diverse judiciary, judicial impeachment, court histories, and more. New articles are added monthly!
Serials and Periodicals
Browse serials and periodicals on these topics, including popular titles such as Federal Circuit Bar Journal, Federal Courts Law Review, Journal of Federal Circuit Historical Society, and Judicature.
Subject-Coded Content for Simplified Searching
HeinOnline editors have created 14 new subjects to help users target their research. Every title in this collection has been analyzed by HeinOnline editors and assigned one or more subjects based on its subject matter.
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