90 Days of Public Comment and Hearing for Draft Rules Governing Judicial Conduct and Disability Proceedings, 40168 [E7-14268]

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The draft rules were developed at the direction of the Judicial Conference as a means of ensuring that the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act, 28 U.S.C. 351–364, operates consistently throughout the federal court system. If adopted by the Conference, they will constitute binding guidance for chief judges, circuit judicial councils, and circuit staff on the full spectrum of issues noted in Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, A Report to the Chief Justice, 239 F.R.D. 116 (September 2006) (‘‘Breyer Committee Report’’). Those issues, and VerDate Aug<31>2005 the historical and policy context of these rules, are discussed fully in that report, available at https:// www.supremecourtus.gov/publicinfo/ breyercommitteereport.pdf. Members of the public who submit comments are asked to provide their name and mailing address, and to identify any entity on whose behalf they are commenting. 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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES


90 Days of Public Comment and Hearing for Draft Rules Governing 
Judicial Conduct and Disability Proceedings

AGENCY: Judicial Conference of the United States, Committee on Judicial 
Conduct and Disability.

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment on Draft Rules and Hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Judicial Conference of the United States Committee on 
Judicial Conduct and Disability has released draft Rules Governing 
Judicial Conduct and Disability Proceedings for public comment and 
notice of hearing.

Notice of Draft Rules for Public Comment and Hearing

    On July 16, 2007, the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability 
of the Judicial Conference of the United States released its draft 
Rules Governing Judicial Conduct and Disability Proceedings for 90 days 
of public comment, to conclude on October 15, 2007. A link has been 
added to https://www.uscourts.gov to enable members of the public to 
review those rules online and comment on them by e-mail.
    The draft rules were developed at the direction of the Judicial 
Conference as a means of ensuring that the Judicial Conduct and 
Disability Act, 28 U.S.C. 351-364, operates consistently throughout the 
federal court system. If adopted by the Conference, they will 
constitute binding guidance for chief judges, circuit judicial 
councils, and circuit staff on the full spectrum of issues noted in 
Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, A 
Report to the Chief Justice, 239 F.R.D. 116 (September 2006) (``Breyer 
Committee Report''). Those issues, and the historical and policy 
context of these rules, are discussed fully in that report, available 
at https://www.supremecourtus.gov/publicinfo/breyercommitteereport.pdf.
    Members of the public who submit comments are asked to provide 
their name and mailing address, and to identify any entity on whose 
behalf they are commenting. They should also specify their occupation 
(federal judge, state judge, lawyer in private practice, government 
lawyer, professor, or non-lawyer). Although submissions will not 
receive a response, those that are timely will be considered by the 
Judicial Conduct and Disability Committee as it prepares the draft 
rules for Judicial Conference consideration.
    Members of the public wishing to comment may also do so at a 
hearing being planned for that purpose, to commence at 10 a.m. on 
September 27, 2007, in the U.S. Courthouse at 225 Cadman Plaza East, 
Brooklyn, New York. Requests to appear and testify at the hearing must 
be e-mailed by August 27 to the Office of the General Counsel, 
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, at 
JudicialConductRules@ao.uscourts.gov. Those who submit such requests 
will be asked to give a written indication of the testimony they intend 
to provide.

    Dated: July 19, 2007.
William R. Burchill, Jr.,
Associate Director and General Counsel, Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts.
 [FR Doc. E7-14268 Filed 7-20-07; 8:45 am]
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