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work_grfbr2buobevfiwpgmch4xdlni	Dawn M. Chutkow	The Chief Justice as Executive	2014	26	.pdf	application/pdf	10632	955	58	This article is the first comprehensive empirical study of chief justice appointments to the Judicial Conference committees of the US Courts, entities with influence over substantive public and legal policy. The courts' complex and sizable governmental face is represented, if not controlled, by the chief justice and the judges he selects to serve on the courts through an organization of specialized committees whose membership is appointed exclusively by the chief justice and drawn from the entire federal judiciary ðFish Anecdotal evidence supports the contention that the chief justice uses Judicial Conference committee appointments in a strategic way, selecting judges who align with the The remainder of the article empirically examines chief justice selections to the Judicial Conference committees, discusses the results, and then concludes. justice appoints, on average, 76 judges each year to various Judicial Conference committees. chief justice's Judicial Conference committee appointments. The Chief Justice as Executive: Judicial Conference Committee Appointments	./cache/work_grfbr2buobevfiwpgmch4xdlni.pdf	./txt/work_grfbr2buobevfiwpgmch4xdlni.txt