Public Law 75–427

That the first paragraph

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act for the appointment of an additional circuit judge for the fourth judicial circuit, for the appointment of additional district judges for certain districts, providing for an annual conference of certain judges, and for other purposes”, approved September 14, 1922 (42 Stat. 838;

42 Stat. 838.

28 U. S. C. § 218.

U. S. C., title 28, sec. 218), is hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2.

“It shall be the duty of the Chief Justice of the United

Representation of, at annual conference of senior circuit Judges.

States, or in case of his disability, of one of the other Justices of the Supreme Court, in order of their seniority, as soon as may be after the passage of this Act, and annually thereafter, to summon to a conference on the last Monday in September, at Washington, District

Time and place.

of Columbia, or at such other time and place in the United States as the Chief Justice, or, in case of his disability, any of said Justices in order of their seniority, may designate, the senior circuit judge of each judicial circuit and the chief justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. If

Substitute for senior circuit judge.

any senior circuit judge is unable to attend, the Chief Justice, or in case of his disability, the Justice of the Supreme Court calling said conference, may summon any other circuit or district judge in the judicial circuit whose senior circuit judge is unable to attend, and, if the chief justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is unable to attend, any other justice of that court may be summoned in like manner, that each circuit may be

Attendance required.

adequately represented at said conference. It shall be the duty of every judge or justice thus summoned to attend said conference, and to remain throughout its proceedings, unless excused by the Chief Justice, and to advise as to the needs of his circuit and as to any matters in respect of which the administration of justice in the courts of the United States may be improved.”

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