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.

AOUSC → supportsBody → Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ

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

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

this entity surface form: Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States