(a) There shall be a Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the "Joint Committee") consisting of (1) the Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, who shall serve as Chair, (2) an associate judge of that court elected annually by the judges thereof, (3) the Chief Judge of the Superior Court, and (4) two associate judges of that court elected annually by the judges thereof.
(b) The Joint Committee shall have responsibility within the District of Columbia court system for the following matters:
(1) General personnel policies, including those for recruitment, removal, compensation, and training.
(2) Accounts and auditing.
(3) Procurement and disbursement.
(4) Submission of the annual budget requests of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Court System as the integrated budget of the District of Columbia courts, except that such requests may be modified upon the concurrence of four of the five members of the Joint Committee.
(5) Repealed.
(6) Formulation and enforcement of standards for outside activities of and receipt of compensation by the judges of the District of Columbia court system.
(7) Development and coordination of statistical and management information systems and reports supporting the annual report of the District of Columbia court system.
(8) Liaison between the District of Columbia court system and the court systems of other jurisdictions, including the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia Circuit, and the Federal Judicial Center.
(9) With the concurrence of the respective chief judges of the District of Columbia courts, other policies and practices of the District of Columbia court system and resolution of other matters which may be of joint and mutual concern of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court.
(c) The Joint Committee, with the assistance of the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts, shall --
(1) consider and evaluate the business of the courts and means of improving the administration of justice within the District of Columbia court system and shall report thereon in its annual report;
(2) prepare and publish an annual report of the District of Columbia court system regarding the work of the courts, the performance of the duties enumerated in this chapter, and of any recommendations relating to the courts;
(3) recommend from time to time to the Congress changes in the organization, jurisdiction, operation, and procedures of the courts which are appropriate for legislative action, and institute such changes, pursuant to the responsibilities enumerated in subsection (b), in the methods of administering judicial business in the court system as would improve the administration of justice; and
(4) arrange for such training seminars, and other related services, as are desirable and feasible for judges and other court personnel, including services from the Federal Judicial Center on a reimbursable basis.
(d) The Joint Committee shall have authority to issue all orders and directives necessary to implement the responsibilities and duties enumerated in this section.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 508, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, § 1(b)(80), 108 Stat. 713; Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 752, Pub. L. 105-33, § 11242(a); Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1345, Pub. L. 108-335, § 329; Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2026, Pub. L. 109-356, § 116(a).)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1701.
1973 Ed., § 11-1701.
Effect of Amendments
Pub. L. 108-335 repealed subsec. (b)(5) which had read as follows:
"(5) Approval of the bonds of fiduciary employees within the District of Columbia court system."
Pub. L. 109-356 made a technical correction to Pub. L. 108-335 that did not change the text of the section.
Effective Dates
Section 116(c) of Pub. L. 109-356 provides that the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005 [Pub. L. 108-335].
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to the District of Columbia Council and to a Commissioner of the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 (D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made, in brackets, in this section.
Miscellaneous Notes
Termination of Federal Disclosure Requirements: See Pub. L. 99-573, § 6.
(a) The Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, in addition to the authority conferred on the Chief Judge by Chapter 7 of this title, shall supervise the internal administration of that court --
(1) including all administrative matters other than those within the responsibility enumerated in section 11-1701(b), and
(2) including the implementation in that court of the matters enumerated in section 11-1701(b),
consistent with the general policies and directives of the Joint Committee.
(b) The Chief Judge of the Superior Court, in addition to the authority conferred on the Chief Judge by Chapter 9 of this title, shall supervise the internal administration of that court --
(1) including all administrative matters other than those within the responsibility enumerated in section 11-1701(b), and
(2) including the implementation in that court of the matters enumerated in section 11-1701(b),
consistent with the general policies and directives of the Joint Committee.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 509, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, § 1(b)(81), 108 Stat. 713.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1702.
1973 Ed., § 11-1702.
(a) There shall be an Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the "Executive Officer"). The Executive Officer shall be responsible for the administration of the District of Columbia court system subject to the supervision of the Joint Committee and the chief judges of the respective courts as provided in this chapter. The Executive Officer shall be subject to the supervision of the Joint Committee regarding administrative matters that are enumerated in section 11-1701(b). The Executive Officer shall be subject to the supervision of the chief judges in their respective courts: (1) regarding all administrative matters other than those within the responsibility enumerated in section 11-1701(b), and (2) regarding the implementation in the respective courts of the matters enumerated in section 11-1701(b), consistent with the general policies and directives of the Joint Committee.
(b) The Executive Officer shall be appointed, and subject to removal, by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration with the approval of the chief judges of the District of Columbia Courts. In making such appointment the Joint Committee shall consider experience and special training in administrative and executive positions and familiarity with court procedures.
(c) The Executive Officer shall be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia or become a resident not more than 180 days after the date of appointment except that the Executive Officer in office at the effective date of this Act shall not be required to be or to become a resident of the District of Columbia.
(d) The Executive Officer shall receive the same compensation, including retirement benefits, as an associate judge of the Superior Court, except that the Executive Officer (if initially hired after October 1, 1997) shall be eligible for retirement under subchapter III of Chapter 15 when the Executive Officer has completed 7 years of service as Executive Officer, whether continuous or not.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 510, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3142, Pub. L. 98-598, § 3; Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3328, Pub. L. 99-573, § 3; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, § 1(b)(82), 108 Stat. 713; Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 755, Pub. L. 105-33, § 11246(c).)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1703.
1973 Ed., § 11-1703.
References in Text
"The effective date of this Act," referred to in subsection (c), is October 28, 1986.
The Executive Officer shall take an oath or affirmation for the faithful and impartial discharge of the duties of that office.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 510, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, § 1(b)(83), 108 Stat. 713; Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1345, Pub. L. 108-335, § 329; Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2026, Pub. L. 109-356, § 116(a).)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1704.
1973 Ed., § 11-1704.
Effect of Amendments
Pub. L. 108-335 repealed subsec. (b) which had read as follows:
"(b) The Executive Officer shall give bond, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the Joint Committee, in an amount prescribed by the Joint Committee, faithfully to discharge the duties of that office."
Pub. L. 109-356 made a technical correction to Pub. L. 108-335 that deleted the subsec. (a) designation.
Effective Dates
Section 116(c) of Pub. L. 109-356 provides that the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005 [Pub. L. 108-335].
