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Compensation Of The Federal Judiciary: A Reexamination, Elliot A. Spoon
Compensation Of The Federal Judiciary: A Reexamination, Elliot A. Spoon
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
The compensation of the federal judiciary has been a persistent issue since the enactment of the Judiciary Act of 1789. The problem has been traditionally perceived in the context of particular proposals for salary increases, but the underlying issues are much more fundamental than the concerns of the day. The institutional arrangements by which judicial compensation is determined and the factors which shape that determination have a profound impact on the fiscal and human resources of the judiciary, on the power relationships among the three branches of the national government, and, thereby, on the independence and quality of the judicial …
Limiting The Criminal Contempt Power: New Roles For The Prosecutor And The Grand Jury, Richard B. Kuhns
Limiting The Criminal Contempt Power: New Roles For The Prosecutor And The Grand Jury, Richard B. Kuhns
Michigan Law Review
This article will briefly describe the development and scope of the law of criminal contempt, and then tum to the question of whether the current exercise of the power is consistent with the rationale for its existence. The analysis will suggest not only that the answer to this question in many instances is negative, but also that substantial benefits would result from requiring that criminal contempts be treated as ordinary criminal prosecutions.