The Executive Committee, the senior executive arm of the Judicial Conference, met prior to the March meeting in Washington, DC. The Committee members are, (seated from left to right), Administrative Office Director James C. Duff (ex-officio), Chief Judge Joel F. Dubina (11th Cir.), Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance (E.D. La.), Chief Judge William B. Traxler, Jr. (4th Cir.), (standing left to right) Judge Rodney W. Sippel (E.D. Mo.), Judge Robin J. Cauthron (W.D. Okla.), Chief Judge Harvey Bartle III (E.D. Pa.), and Chief Judge David B. Sentelle (D.C. Cir.).