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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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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

Justice Elena Kagan at a recent judicial conference called for an enforceable Supreme Court ethics code.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024

“We’re not imperial, and we too are a part of a checking and balancing system in various ways,” Justice Kagan said during an appearance at a judicial conference in Oregon earlier this month.

From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023

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

“The court has always decided controversial cases and decisions always have been subject to intense criticism and that is entirely appropriate,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said at a judicial conference in September.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2022

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