D.C. Cir. R. 47.3

(a) Purpose. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 333, the Chief Circuit Judge may summon annually or

biennially a conference of all circuit, district, bankruptcy, and magistrate judges of the circuit in

active service for the purpose of considering the business of the courts and means to improve the

administration of justice within the circuit. The conference will be called "the Judicial Conference of

the District of Columbia Circuit."

(b) Conference Arrangements and Procedures.

(1) The Chief Circuit Judge will appoint a committee to assist with the arrangements for the

conference, including such matters as program topics, speakers, and related conference activities.

The committee will include circuit judges, district judges, and members of the bar.

(2) The Chief Circuit Judge presides at the conference. The Circuit Executive serves as

conference secretary and will make and preserve a record of conference proceedings. The Chief

Circuit Judge may appoint other committees, if needed, to pursue or carry out conference actions. If

necessary, the Chief Circuit Judge will appoint a judge to serve as conference parliamentarian.

(c) Composition. In addition to the active circuit, district, bankruptcy, and magistrate judges of this

circuit, others invited to participate in the conference must include:

(1) the senior, inactive senior, recalled, and former circuit, district, bankruptcy, and magistrate

judges;

(2) the Circuit Executive;

(3) the Clerks of Court for the circuit and district and bankruptcy courts;

(4) the Circuit Librarian;

(5) the Director of the Legal Division;

(6) the Chief Circuit Mediator;

(7) the Director of Workplace Relations;

(8) the Chief Probation Officer;

(9) the Chief Justice of the United States;

(10) the chief judges of other courts in the District of Columbia, including both the federal courts

and the courts of the District of Columbia;

(11) the Attorney General of the United States; the Deputy Attorney General; the Associate

Attorney General; the Solicitor General; and the Assistant Attorneys General in charge of the

Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Criminal, Environment and Natural Resources, National Security, and

Tax Divisions; and the Assistant Attorneys General for the Office of Legal Policy, Office of Legal

Counsel, and Office of Legislative Affairs;

(12) the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the

Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the House Judiciary Committee;

(13) the Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia;

(14) the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia;

(15) the Director of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service;

(16) the Attorney General of the District of Columbia;

(17) the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts;

(18) the Director of the Federal Judicial Center;

(19) the deans of local law schools;

(20) members of the bar in such numbers as will permit and promote participation by those

engaged in the various fields of federal court practice; and

(21) other individuals whose background, position, or achievement will contribute to the purpose

and program of the conference.