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Federal Grand Jury (Univ.Dayton)

Federal Judges Biographical Database (FJC)

Biographies of all federal judges at all levels beginning 1789
Browsable by last name
Searchable by nominating President, gender, race, termination date and reason, court type
Separate list of judicial impeachments

Federal Judicial Center

Describes the role of the courts and provides educational resources for classes
Database of federal judges includes biographies as well as those impeached and judicial milestones

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Federal Rules of Evidence

History of the Federal Judiciary

Biographies of Supreme, Circuit and District court judges since 1789
Searchable by name, ethnicity, appointing president and his party, sex, court type, and date
List of firsts includes first female judge, first Hispanic judge
Judges removed by impeachment

Independent Counsel Reports (Starr/Ray)

Independent counsels are arms of the Executive Branch rather than the Judiciary
They determine whether the federal government has evidence to prosecute a case
Series of reports on President Clinton's involvement with the Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan (e.g. Whitewater)
Starr's investigation led to an alleged Presidential coverage on an affair with Monica Lewinsky

Internet Library of Law and Court Decisions