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Judicial statistics are used by both the sociolo gist and the court administrator. What will satisfy one may be very unsatisfactory to the other. As this issue of THE ANNALS is devoted to the problems of the courts, the discus sion of statistics is centered around their use as a management tool for the court administrator. The history of federal ju dicial statistics is reviewed and a detailed description is given of the statistics that are now collected and published by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The prob lems that are faced by the statistician who prepares the sta tistics and their interpretation and use by court administrators conclude the article.

Judicial statistics are used by both the sociol'st & the court admin'tor. What will satisfy one may be very unsatisfactory to the other. As this issue of The Annals (No. 328) is devoted to the problems of the courts, the discussion of statistics is centered around their use as a management tool for the court admin'tor. The history of federal judicial statistics is reviewed & a detailed description is given of the statistics that are now collected & published by the Admin've Office of the US Courts. The problems that are faced by the statistician who prepares the statistics & their interpretation & use by court admin'tors conclude the article. AA.