Y/ 4.389/2:96-49 STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE ACT OF 1979 06-2 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS ON S. 2387 OCTOBER 18, NOVEMBER 19, 1979, AND MARCH 19, 1980 Serial No. 96-49 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary STANFORD OCT 1980 DEPARTMENT U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1980 CIS RECORD ONLY Byrd, Senator Harry F., and Senator John F. Warner_. I'Anson, Chief Justice Lawrence W., Supreme Court of Virginia___. Remington, Professor Frank J., University of Wisconsin Law School, Task Kleps, Ralph N., State Administrator, California Courts_. Sheran, Chief Justice Robert J., Supreme Court of Minnesota__ 693 42 Rosenberg, Professor Maurice, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Im- provement, Department of Justice__ Levin, A. Leo, director, Federal Judicial Center_. McConnell, Edward B., executive director, National Center for State Shores, Janie, associate justice, Supreme Court of Alabama__ Sheran, Chief Justice Robert J., Supreme Court of Minnesota_-_ Report of the executive council of the Conference of Chief Justices in response to the Department of Justice study group report on the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration____ Report of the conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators Task Force for a State Justice System Improvement STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE ACT OF 1979 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1979 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9 a.m. on Thursday, October 18, 1979, room 5110, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., Senator Howell Heflin (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senator Heflin. Also present: Arthur B. Briskman, chief counsel; John Saxon, assistant counsel; Doug Jones, staff counsel; Linda Ashley, clerk, and Patricia Gant, secretary; and Michael Remington, counsel, House Judiciary Committee. Senator HEFLIN. We have two distinguished Senators from Virginia and if everybody else would come forward that would be on the panel, particularly Chief Justice I'Anson, since the Virginians here want to put their stamp of approval on you. Senator Byrd, do you want to go ahead since Chief Justice I'Anson of Virginia is here and is the chairman of the Conference of Chief Justices and will be the lead witness? If you and Senator Warner would like to make statements of introduction, we would be delighted to hear from you. STATEMENTS OF SENATORS HARRY F. BYRD AND JOHN F. WARNER, OF VIRGINIA Senator BYRD. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am delighted to join with my colleague, Senator Warner, in welcoming Chief Justice Lawrence I'Anson to this committee meeting this morning and to introduce him to this committee. I know that he needs no introduction to the distinguished chairman of this committee who himself was a distinguished chief justice of the Supreme Court of the great State of Alabama. We, in Virginia, are very proud of Chief Justice I'Anson and we are very proud of our State supreme court. We regard it as one of the best, one of the ablest, and one of the most dedicated of any in the United States. I am pleased to see my friend, Chief Justice I'Anson in the Capital this morning and commend him to this fine committee. Senator WARNER. Mr. Chairman, there is little I can add to the |