judicial conference

American  

noun

Law.

1. a conference of judges held to discuss improvements in methods or judicial procedure through court rules or otherwise.

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Example Sentences

The chief justice is “the leader in some sense, but you cannot fire people if they don’t follow you,” he said at a judicial conference in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Newby declined multiple interview requests from ProPublica and even had a reporter escorted out of a judicial conference to avoid questions.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

Instead, he said, court workers are boxing up his personal belongings while he is in New York at a judicial conference.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Instead, he said, court workers are boxing up his personal belongings while he’s in New York at a judicial conference.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Moreover, both the judicial conference rules and the 1978 statute they are based on have ambiguities.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023