28 U.S.C. § 353 : US Code - Section 353: Special committees

Search 28 U.S.C. § 353 : US Code - Section 353: Special committees

(a) Appointment. - If the chief judge does not enter an order
under section 352(b), the chief judge shall promptly -
(1) appoint himself or herself and equal numbers of circuit and
district judges of the circuit to a special committee to
investigate the facts and allegations contained in the complaint;
(2) certify the complaint and any other documents pertaining
thereto to each member of such committee; and
(3) provide written notice to the complainant and the judge
whose conduct is the subject of the complaint of the action taken
under this subsection.
(b) Change in Status or Death of Judges. - A judge appointed to a
special committee under subsection (a) may continue to serve on
that committee after becoming a senior judge or, in the case of the
chief judge of the circuit, after his or her term as chief judge
terminates under subsection (a)(3) or (c) of section 45. If a judge
appointed to a committee under subsection (a) dies, or retires from
office under section 371(a), while serving on the committee, the
chief judge of the circuit may appoint another circuit or district
judge, as the case may be, to the committee.
(c) Investigation by Special Committee. - Each committee
appointed under subsection (a) shall conduct an investigation as
extensive as it considers necessary, and shall expeditiously file a
comprehensive written report thereon with the judicial council of
the circuit. Such report shall present both the findings of the
investigation and the committee's recommendations for necessary and
appropriate action by the judicial council of the circuit.