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Post, Robert – OAH Magazine of History, 1998
Illuminates the importance of Chief Justice William Howard Taft in creating the modern administrative role of the Chief Justice of the United States. Specifically, the article examines the Act of 14 September 1922 that Taft championed in Congress to give the Chief Justice better tools for managing the judiciary. (DSK)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Courts
St. Laurent, Gilles – 1985
The history and conditions of the use of English and French in the exercise of justice in Quebec are outlined in the context of the problems, sociopolitical realities, and procedural impact of language usage. The history is chronicled in six segments: 1760-1764, a period of British military government and political standoff between British and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Court Litigation, Courts, English
Richards, H. S. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
Admission to the legal profession in England is controlled by organizations representing the solicitors and barristers, the two great divisions into which the profession is divided. this control by private organizations is peculiar to England, and a proper appreciation of the present condition and tendencies in English legal education therefore…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Occupations, Numbers, Foreign Countries