Judicial Conference of the United States
Judge Walter K. Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
The Judicial Conference of the United States is the governingbody for the administration of the Federal judicial system asa whole. The chief judge of each circuit court and a districtjudge elected from each of the 12 geographical circuits, togetherwith the chief judge of the Court of International Trade, serveas members. The Chief Justice of the United States presides. JudgeStapleton chairs the Judicial Conference Committee on Federal-StateJurisdiction. The following is from testimony before the HouseJudiciary Committee during a hearing held on April 13, 1999, onH.R. 775, the Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act.On March 16, 1999, the Judicial Conference determined to…
