ABSTRACT
Court unification is the degree to which federal and state judicial systems in America have established a single level of trial and appellate courts administered from the top by one institution or individual. It has been the preeminent characteristic of judicial administration since the 1890s. It originated with the legal scholar Roscoe Pound, became a reality first at the federal level and then at the state level, and expanded despite much doubt. Whether it leads to a more just court system remains uncertain.
