Advisory Committee on Procedures

(a) Establishment of Committee; Membership. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2077(b), there will be an Advisory Committee on Procedures which consists of not less than 15 members of the bar of this court selected by the judges of the court in regular active service in such a way as to represent a broad cross section of those appearing in the federal courts of the District of Columbia, including representatives from government agencies, law schools, public interest groups, and private practitioners. (b) Committee Functions. The committee will, among other things: (1) provide a forum for study of the internal operating procedures and rules of this court; Rules 47.3 and 47.4 (2) serve as a conduit from the bar and the public to the court regarding procedural matters and suggestions for changes; (3) draft, consider, and recommend, for the court's adoption, rules and internal operating procedures, and amendments thereto; (4) render reports from time to time, on its own initiative and on request, to the court and to the Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia Circuit on the activities and recommendations of the committee.

(c) Terms of Members. The members of the committee will serve 3-year terms that will be staggered in such a way as to enable the court to appoint or reappoint one-third of the committee each year. The court will appoint one of the members to chair the committee.