In 1999, at the direction of the Judicial Officers Resources Working Group appointed by the Chief Justice, the Center conducted studies of the use of visiting judges in the district courts.
Judicial Conduct and Disability Act Study Committee, Stephen G. Breyer, Sarah Evans Barker, Pasco M. Bowman II, D. Brock Hornby, Sally M. Rider, James H. Wilkinson III
September 1, 2006
The Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980 authorizes any person to file a complaint alleging that a federal judge has engaged in conduct "prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts." The late Chief Justice William H.