General Order 10.1: Executive Committee of the Court

a. Membership

The Executive Committee of the Court shall consist of the Chief Judge, a circuit judge who is eligible to become Chief Judge during the expected tenure of the current Chief Judge and, if there be more than one, the one among them who is designated by the Chief Judge, the 3 administrative unit judges, a senior judge drawn by lot from among those senior judges willing to be considered, and 3 other active judges drawn by lot from among those active judges willing to be considered. Judges drawn by lot shall serve staggered terms of 3 years. A judge shall not be eligible to serve again for 2 years following the expiration of his or her term of service on the committee, unless that judge becomes eligible to serve as chief, next in line to be chief, or administrative judge.

Attendance at meetings is required unless excused by the Chief Judge. Four members shall constitute a quorum. The Chief Judge shall chair¬ the Executive Committee. Judges drawn by lot who are also eligible to serve on the Judicial Council shall elect to serve on either the Executive Committee or the Council. (Rev. 10/4/06; 9/17/14)

b. Authority

The Executive Committee shall have the authority to act for the Court on all administrative matters except:

(1) workload issues, including the number of sittings, size of calendars, and requests for new judgeships;

(2) changes in procedures for deciding cases;

(3) rules;

(4) bankruptcy judge and federal public defender appointments;

(5) major personnel decisions;

(6) major decisions concerning court buildings, space planning and utilization;

(7) those matters the Executive Committee determines are appropriate for de novo discussion by the full Court.

The Executive Committee shall review and may make recommendations to the Court on items 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7.

c. Meetings

The Executive Committee shall meet 4 to 6 times annually, unless canceled by the Chief Judge. Special Executive Committee meetings may be called by the Chief Judge at any time, or upon the written request of a majority of the members of the Executive Committee. (Rev. 12/13/10)

d. Agendas and Minutes

The agenda and minutes of the Executive Committee will be distributed promptly to the full Court.