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this pArt'l-iiw ju4i whose calendar began at 8:00 ?
found hinself faced with something over 150 cases on the
calendar that day* The courtroom was crowded and the
reporter noted that according to the mandate of the
fire aarshal only less than 50 people were allowed in
the room at the same time. To accommodate his calendar
on that date the enforcement officers who were required to
be there to testify exceeded the number of people who
were allowed in the room at one time.
To me that is typical of the situation which
exists in so»e parts of the state in trying to administer
justice through the present system of courts of limited
jurisdiction.

Our proposal very simply adopts the so-called
four" tier court structure. I am not able to say that
such a four-tier system is now enjoyed by a majority of
the states of this Union. On the contrary, the exact
court structure recommended by your committee is in use in
very few itates. Our committee considered at some
length the possibilities of a three-tier court structure.
That would be two appellate courts plus one trial court