General Order 1.5: Judge
Circuit Rules and General Orders of the Ninth Circuit — General Orders — Chapter I: General Definitions
- without qualification, means an active judge, senior judge, or a visiting judge as the context may require.
a. Administrative Judge
- means the most senior eligible active judge willing to serve, not including the Chief Judge, in an administrative unit. Any active judge is eligible to serve as an administrative judge; service is to be in order of seniority, the term of office shall be 3 years. (Rev. 1/1/07)