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The Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) was founded in
1949 to provide an opportunity for the highest judicial officers of the
states to meet and discuss matters of importance in improving the
administration of justice, rules and methods of procedure, and the
organization and operation of state courts and judicial systems, and to
make recommendations and bring about improvements on such matters.
Membership in the Conference of Chief Justices
consists of the highest judicial officer of the fifty states, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam and
the Virgin Islands. The Conference of Chief Justices is governed by
a Board of Directors and has several standing, temporary and special
committees to assist the Conference in meeting its objectives. In
1983, the Board of Directors voted to adopt a non-profit corporate form of
organization.
Through resolutions, committees, and special task forces, CCJ has
addressed such issues as federalism legislation, including mass torts,
class actions, and the Trade legislation; violence against women;
development of problem-solving courts, privacy and access to court
records, self-represented litigation; the handling of child abuse and
neglect cases; victims' rights; and DNA and competence of counsel.
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