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[77 STAT. 488]
PUBLIC LAW 88-000—MMMM. DD, 1963
[77 STAT. 488]

488

63 Stat. 954. 5 USC.1071 note.

PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEC. 23, 1963

[77 STAT.

(1) except as provided by sections 11-1103 and 11-1303, determine the number and fix the time of the various sessions of the court; and (2) arrange the business of the court, and divide it and assign it among the judges. Each associate judge shall attend and serve at the division, branch, or sessions of the court to which he is assigned. (b) When the chief jud^e of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals finds it in the public interest to do so, he may designate and assign a judge of that court to act temporarily as a judge of the Court of General Sessions. § 11-905. Absence, disability, or disqualification of chief judge When the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions is absent, disabled, or disqualified, his duties shall devolve upon and be performed by the associate judges of the Court according to the order of seniority of their commissions. § 11-906. Vacations for judges Each judge of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions is entitled to vacation, not to exceed thirty-six court days in a calendar year, to be taken at times determined by the chief judge. § 11-907. Meetings and reports (a) The judges of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions shall meet together at least once each month for the consideration of those matters pertaining to the administration of justice in the court which may be brought before them. The chief judge shall fix the times for the meetings. (b) Each associate judge shall submit to the chief judge a monthly written report, in a form prescribed by the chief judge, of the duties performed by him, specifying: (1) the number of days attendance in court of the judge during the month covered; (2) the branch courts upon which he attended; (3) the number of hours per day of his attendance; and (4) such other data as the chief judge requires. (c) The chief judge shall submit to the Attorney General of the United States and to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia a quarterly written report of the business of the court and of the duties performed by each judge of the court during the preceding three months. A copy of the report shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court and shall be available and subject to public inspection during business hours. §11-908. Clerks for judges; compensation Each judge of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions may appoint and remove a personal clerk and shall fix his compensation lu accordance with the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. Subchapter II—Court Officers and Employees §11-931. Clerk; compensation; general duties (a) The District of Columbia Court of General Sessions may appoint and remove a clerk, and shall fix his compensation in accordance with the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. (b) I n addition to performing any other duties prescribed by law, rules of court, or order of the chief judge, the clerk of the Court of General Sessions shall keep such dockets and records and perform such other duties as the court prescribes.