[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52042-52043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20555]


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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES


60 Days of Public Comment, and a Hearing, for Draft Amendments to 
Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Proceedings

AGENCY: Judicial Conference of the United States.

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 a draft of proposed 
amendments to the Judicial Conference's Rules for Judicial-Conduct and 
Judicial-Disability Proceedings (``JCD Rules'') for public comment and 
has scheduled a public hearing.

Notice of Draft Rules for Public Comment and Hearing

    On September 2, 2014, the Committee on Judicial Conduct and 
Disability of the Judicial Conference of the United States released for 
public comment a draft of proposed amendments to the Judicial 
Conference's Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability 
Proceedings (``JCD Rules''). The comment period will conclude on 
November 3, 2014. Comments received during this time will be carefully 
considered by the Judicial Conduct and Disability Committee as it 
prepares the draft amendments for Judicial Conference consideration.
    The JCD Rules, which implement the Judicial Conduct and Disability 
Act, 28 U.S.C. 351-364, were adopted by the Judicial Conference in 2008 
under 28 U.S.C. 358, which also governs this amendment process. The 
draft amendments being released for comment are designed to make the 
Act's complaint process more effective and efficient, improve its 
transparency, clarify language in the JCD Rules, and

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fill procedural gaps. They deal with publication requirements, 
varieties of misconduct and disability, potential remedies, special-
committee procedures, appeal rights, consultation options, and other 
matters.
    A link on http://www.uscourts.gov will enable members of the public 
to review the draft amendments online and submit comments 
electronically. Providers of comments are asked to give their name and 
occupation (lawyer, judge, court official, professor, or other) and to 
identify any entity on whose behalf they are commenting. Members of the 
public may also ask to appear and testify at a hearing on the draft 
amendments, to be held at 10:00 a.m. on October 30, 2014 at the E. 
Barrett Prettyman Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC. Any request to appear and testify must be emailed by October 10, 
2014 to [email protected].

    Dated: August 25, 2014.
Robert K. Loesche,
General Counsel, Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
[FR Doc. 2014-20555 Filed 8-29-14; 8:45 am]
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