Legal Definitions - Judicial Conference of the United States

The Judicial Conference of the United States is a group of judges who make decisions about how the federal courts should work. They look at how the courts are doing and suggest changes to Congress. They also supervise the work of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

The Conference was first created in 1923 and was called the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges. It is an important group because it helps make sure that the federal courts are working well and that they are fair to everyone.

For example, if the Judicial Conference sees that there are too many cases in one court, they might suggest that Congress create a new court to help with the workload. Or if they see that a certain law is causing problems in the courts, they might suggest that Congress change the law to make it better.