The Chief Justice of the United States
is the presiding officer of the Judicial Conference. Membership is comprised of the chief
judge of each judicial circuit, the Chief Judge of the Court of International Trade, and a district judge
from each regional judicial circuit.
A circuit chief judge's term on the Conference is concurrent with
his or her term as chief judge of the circuit. Section 45 of title
28, United States Code, provides that, with limited exceptions,
the chief judge of a circuit may serve for seven years or until
attaining the age of seventy years, whichever comes first. Similar
provisions apply to the Chief Judge of the Court of International
Trade. See U.S.C. 258.
District judge representatives are elected for terms of not less
than three nor more than five successive years, as established by
majority vote of all circuit and district judges of the circuit
(28 U.S.C. §331). By Conference policy, terms are effective and expire on October 1 of any given year.
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