United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-04-12 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-02-341 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-341 P0b002ee180384a08 f:d02341 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-341 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-341 GAO-02-341 Courts (law) Facility construction Facility management Judges Other Written Product A03005 Courthouse Construction: Information on Courtroom Sharing (12-APR-02, GAO-02-341). In recent years, concerns have been raised that new courtrooms continue to be built for district judges, even though existing courtrooms appear to be under used. The judiciary wants to maintain its one-judge, one-courtroom policy because of concerns about the effect of shared courtroom space on judicial administration. The judiciary has not, however, determined whether courtroom sharing may be possible among senior judges--the likeliest candidates for such an arrangement because of their reduced caseloads. Some active and senior judges in areas with a courtroom shortage are currently sharing space. Many of these judges oppose courtroom sharing because they believe that it interferes with the courts business and harms the judicial process. The judiciary plans to have some senior judges share space in future courthouse projects. Significant courtroom sharing appears unlikely in the near future, even among senior judges. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-341/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-341.htm GAO-02-341 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-341 Other Written Product GAO-02-341; Courthouse Construction: Information on Courtroom Sharing; Courts (law) Facility construction Facility management Judges Public Law 95-486 Public Law 98-353 Public Law 101-650 Public Law 106-113 Public Law 106-553