THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, 28 U.S.C. 331 § 331. Judicial Conference of the United States. The Chief Justice of the United States shall summon annually the chief judge of each judicial circuit, the chief judge of the Court of Claims, the Chief Judge of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, and a district judge from each judicial circuit to a conference at such time and place in the United States as he may designate. He shall preside at such conference which shall be known as the Judicial Conference of the United States. Special sessions of the conference may be called by the Chief Justice at such times and places as he may designate. The district judge to be summoned from each judicial circuit shall be chosen by the circuit and district judges of the circuit at the annual judicial conference of the circuit held pursuant to section 333 of this title and shall serve as a member of the conference for three successive years, except that in the year following the enactment of this amended section the judges in the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth circuits shall choose a district judge to serve for one year, the judges in the second, fifth, and eighth circuits shall choose a district judge to serve for two years and the judges in the third, sixth, ninth, and District of Columbia circuits shall choose a district judge to serve for three years. If the chief judge of any circuit or the district judge chosen by the judges of the circuit is unable to attend, the Chief Justice may summon any other circuit or district judge from such circuit. If the chief judge of the Court of Claims or the chief judge of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals is unable to attend, the Chief Justice may summon an associate judge of such court. Every judge summoned shall attend and, unless excused by the Chief Justice, shall remain throughout the sessions of the conference and advise as to the needs of his circuit or court and as to any matters in respect of which the administration of justice in the courts of the United States may be improved. The conference shall make a comprehensive survey of the condition of business in the courts of the United States and prepare plans for assignment of judges to or from circuits or districts where necessary, and shall submit suggestions to the various courts, in the interest of uniformity and expedition of business. The Conference shall also carry on a continuous study of the operation and effect of the general rules of practice and procedure now or hereafter in use as prescribed by the Supreme Court for the other courts of the United States pursuant to law. Such changes in and additions to those rules as the Conference may deem desirable to promote simplicity in procedure, fairness in administration, the just determination of litigation, and the elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay shall be recommended by the Conference from time to time to the Supreme Court for its consideration and adoption, modification or rejection, in accordance with law. The Attorney General shall, upon request of the Chief Justice, report to such conference on matters relating to the business of the several courts of the United States, with particular reference to cases to which the United States is a party. The Chief Justice shall submit to Congress an annual report of the proceedings of the Judicial Conference and its recommendations for legislation. REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUDICIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Commitment of Persons Acquitted on Grounds of Insanity... Commission on Reform of Criminal Laws____ 55 55 56 Report of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States SEPTEMBER 22-23, 1966 The Judicial Conference of the United States convened on September 22, 1966, pursuant to the call of the Chief Justice of the United States issued under 28 U.S.C. 331, and continued in session on September 23. The Chief Justice presided and the following members of the Conference were present: District of Columbia Circuit: Chief Judge David L. Bazelon Chief Judge Matthew F. McGuire, District of Columbia First Circuit: Chief Judge Bailey Aldrich Judge Francis J. W. Ford, District of Massachusetts Second Circuit: Chief Judge J. Edward Lumbard Judge Sylvester J. Ryan, Southern District of New York Third Circuit: Chief Judge Austin L. Staley Chief Judge Thomas J. Clary, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Fourth Circuit: Chief Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. Chief Judge Walter E. Hoffman, Eastern District of Virginia Fifth Circuit: Chief Judge Elbert Parr Tuttle Chief Judge Herbert W. Christenberry, Eastern District of Louisiana Sixth Circuit: Chief Judge Paul C. Weick Chief Judge Mac Swinford, Eastern District of Kentucky Seventh Circuit: Chief Judge John S. Hastings Judge Edwin A. Robson, Northern District of Illinois Eighth Circuit: Chief Judge Charles J. Vogel Chief Judge Roy W. Harper, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri Ninth Circuit: Chief Judge Richard H. Chambers Judge Albert C. Wollenberg, Northern District of California Tenth Circuit: Chief Judge Alfred P. Murrah Chief Judge Alfred A. Arraj, District of Colorado Court of Claims: Chief Judge Wilson Cowen Court of Customs and Patent Appeals: Judge Arthur M. Smith (designated by the Chief Justice in place of Chief Judge Eugene Worley who was unable to attend) Senior Judges Oliver D. Hamlin, Jr., Harvey M. Johnsen, Albert B. Maris, and Orie L. Phillips; Circuit Judges Jean S. Breitenstein, George C. Edwards, Jr., and Irving R. Kaufman; and Chief Judges William J. Campbell and Theodore Levin attended all or some of the sessions. The Attorney General, Hon. Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, accompanied by Harold Reis, Administrative Assistant, attended the morning session of the first day of the Conference. The Attorney General spoke to the Conference informally on matters relating to the administration of justice in the U.S. courts. Hon. Joseph D. Tydings, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. Senate, also attended the morning session of the first day of the Conference and addressed the Conference. William T. Finley, Counsel of the Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. Senate, and John F. Davis, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, attended all or some of the sessions. Warren Olney III, Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; William E. Foley, Deputy Director; William R. Sweeney, Assistant Director; and members of the Administrative Office staff were also in attendance. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS Warren Olney III, Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, had previously submitted to the members of the Conference his report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 604 (a)(3). The Conference authorized the immediate release of the report for publication and authorized the Director to revise and supplement the final printed edition to be issued later. STATE OF THE DOCKETS Courts of Appeals.-The increasing judicial workload was particularly reflected in the statistics for the courts of appeals with 6 percent more cases docketed in fiscal year 1966 than in the prior year. Although the courts of appeals disposed of 800 more cases in the year ending June 30, 1966, reflecting a total of 6,571 dis |