The Judicial Conference Committee on the Judicial Branch appointed a subcommittee to study judicial evaluations and make recommendations. The subcommittee chose to initiate a pilot project of voluntary, confidential evaluations with the specific goal of judicial self-improvement. Because of the voluntary nature of the project, subcommittee members agreed that the pilot district would have to be one in which the judges unanimously agreed to participate. The Central District of Illinois was selected because of the concerted interest of the judges. This report is intended to provide useful information to members of the federal judiciary who wish to conduct similar evaluation programs.