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==Judicial councils==
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Judicial councils are panels in each circuit that are charged with making "necessary and appropriate orders for the effective and expeditious administration of justice" within their circuits.<ref name=R41758>{{citation|title=Judicial Discipline Process: An Overview|first=Emily C.|last=Barbour|publisher=[[Congressional Research Service]]|date=April 7, 2011|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41758.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{USC|28|332}}</ref> Among their responsibilities is judicial discipline, the formulation of circuit policy, the implementation of policy directives received from the [[Judicial Conference of the United States]], and the annual submission of a report to the [[Administrative Office of the United States Courts]] on the number and nature of orders entered during the year that relate to judicial misconduct.<ref name=R41758/><ref>{{USC|28|332(g)}}</ref> Judicial councils consist of the chief judge of the circuit and an equal number of circuit judges and district judges of the circuit.<ref name=R41758/><ref>{{USC|28|332(1)(a)}}</ref>