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Series II: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,, 1961-1966
Series III: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1955-2011
Subseries III.1: Administrative Materials, 1961-2011 Subseries III.2: Case Files, 1966-2011 Subseries III.3: En Banc Files, 1966-2011 Subseries III.4: Judges' Meetings, 1955-2011 Subseries III.5: Motions, 1993-2011 Subseries III.6: Opinions, 1965-2009 Subseries III.7: Pro Se, 1966-2008 |
Series V: Judicial Conference of the United States, 1974-2007The Judicial Conference of the United States is charged by Congress to "serve as the principal policy-making body concerned with the administration of the U.S. Courts." Although the court system is largely decentralized, with each circuit and district having unique customs, practices, and rules, the Judicial Conference is the formal center for procedural recommendations. The Chief Justice of the United States presides over the Conference; other members include the Chief Judges of each circuit and a representative from each district and trade court. Feinberg was Chief Judge of the Second Circuit, and therefore a member of the Judicial Conference, from 1980 through 1988. Traditionally, each new Chief Justice begins his tenure with a study of the Judicial Conference and the court system. Upon William Rehnquist's confirmation as Chief Justice, he created the Committee to Study the Judicial Conference, which lasted for a year. Prompted by the reports of the Rehnquist Committee and the Federal Courts Study Committee, Rehnquist created the Long Range Planning Committee as the anticipated first phase in a permanent planning effort. Having served eight years as a member of the Judicial Conference, Feinberg was appointed to the Long Range Planning Committee. This series includes comprehensive agendas (including lengthy appendices of supplementary reports), correspondence, drafts, minutes, reports, and research. It is divided into three subseries derived from Feinberg's original filing system: Committee to Study the Judicial Conference; Judicial Conference; and Long Range Planning Committee. |