Comparing state courts

Civil Appeals Profile Database

The Civil Appeals Profile Database is a compilation of appellate court practices and procedures for civil cases on appeal. Users can view all procedures for a single court or compare procedures across courts, given their particular interest.

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Court Statistics Project

The Court Statistics Project (CSP) collects and analyzes data relating to the work of our nation's state courts.

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Judicial Salaries

The National Center for State Courts has published an annual Survey of Judicial Salaries for more than 30 years, and its online resource center allows you tosearch current salary data, view national rankings by position, and more.

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Judicial Selection

The American Judicature Society has compiled comprehensive informationon judicial selection processes and practices in each of the fiftystates and the District of Columbia.

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Court-connected alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has spread throughout the country over the past few decades, so that every statenow has some type of court-connected ADR at some level -- but rarely statewide. 

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