PUBLIC LAW 96-458—OCT. 15, 1980 Public Law 96-458 96th Congress
94 STAT. 2035
An Act
To revise the composition of the judicial councils of the Federal judicial circuits, to establish a procedure for the processing of complaints against Federal judges, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE
1. This Act may be cited as the "Judicial Councils Reform and Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980". SECTION
Oct. 15, 1980 [S. 1873]
Judicial Councils Reform and Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980. 28 USC 1 note.
JUDICIAL COUNCILS OF THE CIRCUITS
SEC. 2. (a) Section 332(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended Meetings. to read as follows: "(a)(1) The chief judge of each judicial circuit shall call, at least twice in each year and at such places as he may designate, a meeting of the judicial council of the circuit, consisting of— "(A) the chief judge of the circuit, who shall preside; "(B) that number of circuit judges fixed by majority vote of all such judges in regular active service; and "(C) that number of district judges of the circuit fixed by majority vote of all circuit judges in regular active service, except that— "(i) if the number of circuit judges fixed in accordance with subparagraph (B) of this paragraph is less than six, the number of district judges fixed in accordance with this subparagraph shall be no less than two; and "(ii) if the number of circuit judges fixed in accordance with subparagraph (B) of this paragraph is six or more, the number of district judges fixed in accordance with this subparagraph shall be no less than three. "(2) Members of the council shall serve for terms established by a majority vote of all judges of the circuit in regular active service.
- (3) The number of circuit and district judges fixed in accordance
with paragraphs (1)(B) and (I)(C) of this subsection shall be set by order of the court of appeals for the circuit no less than six month^ prior to a scheduled meeting of the council so constituted. "(4) Only circuit and district judges in regular active service shall serve as members of the council. "(5) No more than one district judge from any one district shall serve simultaneously on the council, unless at least one district judge from each district within the circuit is already serving as a member of the council. "(6) In the event of the death, resignation, retirement, or disability Replacement of a member of the council, a replacement member shall be members. designated to serve the remainder of the unexpired term by the chief judge of the circuit.
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