The Judicial Conference of the United States has adopted a revised Code of Conduct for United States Judges that will take effect July 1, 2009, the Conference also voted to ask Congress to create 63 new federal judgeships.

Justices and judges of the United States are authorized to receive a 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2009, retroactive to January 1, 2009.

The Judicial Conference, in its continuing efforts to ensure appropriate public access to court files, has voted to make federal court sealed cases more readily apparent.

Federal courts nationwide are being advised to do more to make sure the people who seek permission to represent clients in them are truly licensed lawyers.

The work of the federal courts grew in all key caseload areas during fiscal year 2008. Appeals, civil, criminal and bankruptcy filings all increased when compared to FY 2007.

The Omnibus Appropriations Act, P.L. 111-8, included funds for an increase in the non-capital hourly panel attorney compensation rate.

According to Judge Collyer, IT is no longer a nice add-on, it is essential and integral to the way the Judiciary does its business. As chair of the Committee on Information Technology, she helps steer IT policy.