Judicial Conference of the United States

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judicial administrative body national policy-making body

The Judicial Conference of the United States is the national policy-making body for the federal court system, responsible for setting administrative and procedural rules for U.S. federal courts.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States	1
Judicial Conference committees	1
Judicial Conference of the United States (administrative support via AOUSC)	1
United States Judicial Conference (policy oversight)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial administrative body ⓘ national policy-making body ⓘ
appliesTo	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: federal court system of the United States
approves	rules of appellate procedure for the federal courts ⓘ rules of bankruptcy procedure for the federal courts ⓘ rules of civil procedure for the federal courts ⓘ rules of criminal procedure for the federal courts ⓘ rules of evidence for the federal courts ⓘ
chairperson	Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ
composition	Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ a district judge from each regional judicial circuit ⓘ chief judge of each United States court of appeals ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
goal	promote the efficient administration of justice in the federal courts ⓘ
hasCommittee	Committee on Codes of Conduct ⓘ Committee on Court Administration and Case Management ⓘ Committee on Defender Services ⓘ Committee on Information Technology ⓘ Administrative Office of the United States Courts ⓘ surface form: Committee on Judicial Resources Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure ⓘ Committee on Security and Facilities ⓘ Committee on the Budget ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: Article III courts of the United States United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ United States Court of International Trade ⓘ United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ United States courts of appeals ⓘ United States district courts ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	28 U.S.C. § 331 ⓘ Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
meetingLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
meets	twice a year ⓘ
oversees	Administrative Office of the United States Courts ⓘ federal court facilities and security policy ⓘ federal defender services policy ⓘ judicial resources and staffing policy ⓘ
responsibility	approving and revising rules of practice and procedure for federal courts ⓘ budgetary and administrative oversight of the federal judiciary ⓘ formulating policies for the administration of the federal courts ⓘ overseeing judicial conduct and disability procedures policy ⓘ recommending legislation affecting the federal judiciary ⓘ setting guidelines for case management in federal courts ⓘ
role	national policy-making body for the federal court system ⓘ sets administrative policies for U.S. federal courts ⓘ sets procedural policies for U.S. federal courts ⓘ supervises the administration of the federal courts ⓘ
submits	proposed rules to the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Criminal Justice Act of 1964 → administeredBy → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Code of Conduct for United States Judges → adoptedBy → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

AO → advises → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Administrative Office of the United States Courts

Committee on Information Technology → advises → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Security and Facilities → advises → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

One First Street NE, Washington, D.C. → associatedWithInstitution → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on the Budget → formedBy → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

AOUSC → governedBy → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Oregon → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Judicial Conference (policy oversight)

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of California → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States federal judges → governingBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

federal judiciary of the United States → hasPolicyBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Washington, D.C. (administrative base via the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) → hostsInstitution → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington, D.C.

this entity surface form: Judicial Conference of the United States (administrative support via AOUSC)

Criminal Justice Act (CJA) representation program → overseenBy → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

federal pretrial services system → overseenBy → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit → parentOrganization → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules → partOf → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Codes of Conduct → partOf → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Court Administration and Case Management → partOf → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Defender Services → partOf → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Information Technology → partOf → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure → partOf → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Security and Facilities → partOf → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on the Budget → partOf → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

AOUSC → reportsTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Administrative Office of the United States Courts → reportsTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

AO → reportsTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Administrative Office of the United States Courts

Committee on Codes of Conduct → reportsTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Defender Services → reportsTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Information Technology → reportsTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure → reportsTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on Security and Facilities → reportsTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

Committee on the Budget → reportsTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico → subjectTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee → subjectTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio → subjectTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas → subordinateTo → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

AO → supports → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Administrative Office of the United States Courts

this entity surface form: Judicial Conference committees