What is the Judicial Conference of the United States?
The Conference of Senior Circuit Judges was created by Congress
in 1922, to "serve as the principal policy making body concerned with the
administration of the United States Courts." In 1948, Congress enacted
section 331 of title 28, United States Code, changing the name to the Judicial
Conference of the United States. District judges were formally added to
the Conference in 1957.
The Judicial Conference meets twice a year to consider administrative
and policy issues affecting the court system and to make recommendations
to Congress concerning legislation involving the Judiciary.
The Conference operates through a network of committees, which focus,
and advise, on a wide variety of subjects:
*Automation
*Personnel
*Probation and pretrial services
*Bankruptcy
*Space and security
*Judicial salaries and benefits.
The Executive Committee is the executive arm of the Conference,
and acts on its behalf between sessions on items that require emergency
action. This committee
*Reviews the jurisdiction of Conference committees.
*Prepares discussion and consent calendars for Conference meetings.
*Sets and publishes procedures for agendas and schedules of events
Although the Judicial Conference does not make decisions on the
day-to-day management of federal courts, its committees do review issues
within their established jurisdictions and make policy recommendations
to the Conference.
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