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[84 STAT. 492]
PUBLIC LAW 91-000—MMMM. DD, 1970
[84 STAT. 492]

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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

[84 STAT.

«§ 11-1505. Vacations " (a) Each judge of the District of Columbia courts shall be entitled to an annual vacation of not more than 30 calendar days. Such vacation shall be taken at such time or times as prescribed by the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for judges of that court and by the chief judge of the Superior Court for judges of that court. Time spent by a judge as a member of any conference, committee, or commission established by law shall not be deducted from his vacation period. "(b) In determining when a judge shall take a vacation, and the length thereof, the chief judge exercising authority under this section shall be mindful of the necessity of retaining sufficient judicial manpower in the court under his supervision to permit at all times the prompt and effective disposition of the business of such court. " SUBCHAPTER II. — THE DISTRICT OF C O L U M B I A COMMISSION ON J U D I C I A L D I S A B I L I T I E S AND T E N U R E "§ 11-1521. Establishment of Commission "There shall be a District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the 'Commission'). The Commission shall have power to suspend, retire, or remove a judge of a District of Columbia court, as provided in this subchapter.

  • § 11-1522. Membership

" (a) The Commission shall consist of five members appointed as follows: "(1) The President of the United States shall appoint three members of the Commission. Of the members appomted by the President— " (A) at least one member must be a member of the District of Columbia bar who has been actively engaged in the practice of law in the. District of Columbia for at least five of the ten years immediately before his appointment; and " (B) at least two members must be residents of the District of Columbia. "(2) the Commissioner of the District of Columbia shall appoint one member of the Commission. The member appointed by the Commissioner must be a resident of the District of Columbia and not an attorney. "(3) The chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall appoint one member of the Commission. The member appointed by the chief judge shall be an active or retired Federal judge serving in the District of Columbia. The President shall designate as Chairman of the Commission one of his appointees who is a member of the District of Columbia bar who has been actively engaged in the practice of law in the District of Columbia for at least five of the ten years before the member's appointment. "(b) There shall be three alternate members of the Commission, who shall serve as members pursuant to rules adopted by the Commission. The alternate members shall be appointed as follows: "(1) The President shall appoint one alternate member, who shall be a resident of the District of Columbia and a member of the bar of the District of Columbia who has been actively engaged in the practice of law in the District of Columbia for at least five of the ten years immediately before his appointment.