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28 U.S.C. § 353 — Special committees
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**(a) Appointment.—** If the chief judge does not enter an order under section 352(b), the chief judge shall promptly—
(1) appoint himself or herself and equal numbers of circuit and district judges of the circuit to a special committee to investigate the facts and allegations contained in the complaint;
(2) certify the complaint and any other documents pertaining thereto to each member of such committee; and
(3) provide written notice to the complainant and the judge whose conduct is the subject of the complaint of the action taken under this subsection.
**(b) Change in Status or Death of Judges.—** A judge appointed to a special committee under subsection (a) may continue to serve on that committee after becoming a senior judge or, in the case of the chief judge of the circuit, after his or her term as chief judge terminates under subsection (a)(3) or (c) of section 45. If a judge appointed to a committee under subsection (a) dies, or retires from office under section 371(a), while serving on the committee, the chief judge of the circuit may appoint another circuit or district judge, as the case may be, to the committee.
**(c) Investigation by Special Committee.—** Each committee appointed under subsection (a) shall conduct an investigation as extensive as it considers necessary, and shall expeditiously file a comprehensive written report thereon with the judicial council of the circuit. Such report shall present both the findings of the investigation and the committee’s recommendations for necessary and appropriate action by the judicial council of the circuit.
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**(a) Appointment.—** If the chief judge does not enter an order under section 352(b), the chief judge shall promptly—
(1) appoint himself or herself and equal numbers of circuit and district judges of the circuit to a special committee to investigate the facts and allegations contained in the complaint;
(2) certify the complaint and any other documents pertaining thereto to each member of such committee; and
(3) provide written notice to the complainant and the judge whose conduct is the subject of the complaint of the action taken under this subsection.
**(b) Change in Status or Death of Judges.—** A judge appointed to a special committee under subsection (a) may continue to serve on that committee after becoming a senior judge or, in the case of the chief judge of the circuit, after his or her term as chief judge terminates under subsection (a)(3) or (c) of section 45. If a judge appointed to a committee under subsection (a) dies, or retires from office under section 371(a), while serving on the committee, the chief judge of the circuit may appoint another circuit or district judge, as the case may be, to the committee.
**(c) Investigation by Special Committee.—** Each committee appointed under subsection (a) shall conduct an investigation as extensive as it considers necessary, and shall expeditiously file a comprehensive written report thereon with the judicial council of the circuit. Such report shall present both the findings of the investigation and the committee’s recommendations for necessary and appropriate action by the judicial council of the circuit.
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**(a)**
(1) The chief judge of each judicial circuit shall call, at least twice in each year and at such places as he or she may designate, a meeting of the judicial council of the circuit, consisting of the chief judge of the circuit, who shall preside, and an equal number of circuit judges and district judges of the circuit, as such number is determined by majority vote of all such judges of the circuit in regular active service.
(2) Members of the council shall serve for terms established by a majority vote of all judges of the circuit in regular active service.
(3) Except for the chief judge of the circuit, either judges in regular active service or judges retired from regular active service under [section 371(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section371/b&num=0&edition=prelim) may serve as members of the council. Service as a member of a judicial council by a judge retired from regular active service under section 371(b) may not be considered for meeting the requirements of section 371(f)(1)(A), (B), or (C).11 See References in Text note below.
(4) No more than one district judge from any one district shall serve simultaneously on the council, unless at least one district judge from each district within the circuit is already serving as a member of the council.
(5) In the event of the death, resignation, retirement under section 371(a) or 372(a) of this title, or disability of a member of the council, a replacement member shall be designated to serve the remainder of the unexpired term by the chief judge of the circuit.
(6) Each member of the council shall attend each council meeting unless excused by the chief judge of the circuit.
**(b)** The council shall be known as the Judicial Council of the circuit.
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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 353
(d) REFERRAL
OF PETITIONS
FOR REVIEW
TO
PANELS OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL.—Each judicial
council may, pursuant to rules prescribed under
section 358, refer a petition for review filed
under subsection (c) to a panel of no fewer than
5 members of the council, at least 2 of whom
shall be district judges.
(Added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, § 11042(a),
Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1849.)
§ 353. Special committees
(a) APPOINTMENT.—If the chief judge does not
enter an order under section 352(b), the chief
judge shall promptly—
(1) appoint himself or herself and equal num-
bers of circuit and district judges of the cir-
cuit to a special committee to investigate the
facts and allegations contained in the com-
plaint;
(2) certify the complaint and any other docu-
ments pertaining thereto to each member of
such committee; and
(3) provide written notice to the complain-
ant and the judge whose conduct is the subject
of the complaint of the action taken under
this subsection.
(b) CHANGE IN STATUS OR DEATH OF JUDGES.—
A judge appointed to a special committee under
subsection (a) may continue to serve on that
committee after becoming a senior judge or, in
the case of the chief judge of the circuit, after
his or her term as chief judge terminates under
subsection (a)(3) or (c) of section 45. If a judge
appointed to a committee under subsection (a)
dies, or retires from office under section 371(a),
while serving on the committee, the chief judge
of the circuit may appoint another circuit or
district judge, as the case may be, to the com-
mittee.
(c) INVESTIGATION
BY
SPECIAL
COMMITTEE.—
Each committee appointed under subsection (a)
shall conduct an investigation as extensive as it
considers necessary,
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