RULES BY COURTS OF APPEALS

47.1 Advisory Committee Any proposed change in the Third Circuit Local Appellate Rules will be forwarded for comment to the Lawyers Advisory Committee, which constitutes the advisory committee for the study of the rules of practice as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2077(b). Source: None Cross-references: 28 U.S.C. § 2077(b) Committee Comments: The 1988 amendments to the Judicial Code provide for the appointment of an advisory committee to study, inter alia, local rules of practice. 3d Cir. L.A.R. 47.1 specifies the Lawyers Advisory Committee (LAC) as the statutorily-required review Table of Contents 47 3RD CIRCUIT LOCAL APPELLATE RULES August 1, 2011 committee, and specifies that any proposed changes in these rules be studied by the LAC before they are adopted.