28 U.S.C. § 333

Judicial conferences of circuits

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The chief judge of each circuit may summon biennially, and may summon annually, the circuit, district, magistrate, and bankruptcy judges of the circuit, in active service, to a conference at a time and place that he designates, for the purpose of considering the business of the courts and advising means of improving the administration of justice within such circuit. He may preside at such conference, which shall be known as the Judicial Conference of the circuit. The judges of the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands may also be summoned biennially, and may be summoned annually, to the conferences of their respective circuits.

Every judge summoned may attend.

The court of appeals for each circuit shall provide by its rules for representation and active participation at such conference by members of the bar of such circuit.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1958–2024 · leading case: Hawkins v. United States
Hawkins v. United States (1958) scotus · cites it 2× “28 U. S. C. § 333 . It is obvious, however, that all the data necessary for an intelligent formulation "in the light of reason and experience" could never be provided in a single litigated case.”
Chandler v. Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit (1970) scotus · cites it 2× “1225 , as amended, 28 U. S. C. § 333 . [6] This provision stated in full: "To the end that the work of the district courts shall be effectively and expeditiously transacted, it shall be the duty of the senior circuit judge of each circuit to call at such time and place as he…”
United States v. Larry Brock (2024) cadc “§ 7456 (c)(1) (empowering the Tax Court to punish “misbehavior of any person in its presence or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice”); 28 U.S.C. § 333 (empowering the chief judge of each circuit to hold judicial conferences “for the purpose of * * *…”
United States v. Wayne Scaife (83-5666), Terrence Vessells (83-5717) (1985) ca6 “See 28 U.S.C. § 333 ; Rule 16(a) of the Rules of the Sixth Circuit.”
United States v. Warren (1992) ca6 “This court noted that the district judge is required by both statute, 28 U.S.C. § 333 , and court rule, Rule 16(a) of the Rules of the Sixth Circuit, to attend the judicial conference.”
United States v. Eligio Palmer-Contreras and Jose A. Casanova Ortiz (1988) ca1 “28 U.S.C. § 333 . At defendants’ request, the detention hearing was rescheduled for October 21, 1987.”
SCM Corp. v. Xerox Corp. (1977) ctd “Since that week included Labor Day and the two-day required absence of the Court due to the statutorily mandated Judicial Conference, 28 U.S.C. § 333 , the Court excused the jury for the entire week, since only two trial days remained and since they had well earned a brief…”
United States v. Harry E. Claiborne (1989) ca9 “28 U.S.C. § 333 (1982). For these reasons we conclude that none of appellant’s statutory claims have merit.”
United States v. McGee (1977) ohsd “28 U.S.C. § 333 imposes a mandatory duty of attendance unless excused by the Chief Judge of the Circuit.”
Khan v. Garland (2023) ca5 “Women have held office in all three branches of the federal government—and in doing so, they surely did not violate Article I of the Constitution, or Article II (or the Twelfth Amendment), or 28 U.S.C. § 333 . 10”
James L. Fleming v. United States (1969) cadc “…either the defense counsel or the United States Attorney, shall be submitted for decision on the motions papers. 1 . 28 U.S.C. § 333 .”
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