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Compiled by Catherine A. Kitchell, Senior Reference Librarian, with the BNA Library Staff

Quick, easy access to vital information on state and federal courts.

The detailed contact information on the nation’s judges and clerks, along with the extensive details on the structure of federal, state, and territorial courts, is what makes this award-winning directory the one-stop reference source you need. The 2010 Edition of BNA’s Directory of State and Federal Courts, Judges, and Clerks has been updated and verified for accuracy by the court officials themselves and includes: listings for 2,133 state courts, 215 federal courts, 16,025 judges, and 5,319 clerks and court administrators in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, and much more, including:

• Coverage of state courts, plus all federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, and U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels
• Listings for state and federal court administrators
• Names, titles, street addresses, phone/fax numbers, Internet sites, e-mail addresses, and TDD/TTY for judges and judicial officials in each state court, plus the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. Tax Court, Bankruptcy Courts, the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and the U.S. Supreme Court
• List of nominations for federal judgeships—with nominee’s name, state of residence, and other information
• Federal appellate court jurisdiction map and list—a clear representation of the U.S. judicial system
• State court structure charts, prepared by the National Center for State Courts, showing interrelationships and routes of appeal for all courts of record
• Reporters of judicial decisions—contact name, address, phone, and fax of the official reporter for the Supreme Court and each state and territory
• PACER websites for all federal courts listed with each court
  Web sites for federal and state courts—more than 2,400 listed by court—new this year are direct-access web sites for opinions listed by court
• Master geographic-jurisdiction indexes listing federal courts within states and state courts by county and/or city
• Personal name index—an alphabetical reference to each judge, clerk, reporter, and federal or state-level administrator listed in the Directory
• E-mail addresses—for more than 1,800 judges and clerks