Judicial Conference of the United States

Established by Congress in 1922 as the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, the Judicial Conference is "the principal policy making body concerned with the administration of the U.S. Courts." Specific duties of the Conference include studying "the operation and effect of the general rules of practice and procedure in use within the federal courts" and providing "suggestions to the various courts in the interest of promoting uniformity of management procedures and the expeditious conduct of court business."