Facilitating the Administration of Justice in the Federal Courts

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May 13, 2003

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May 9, 2003

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[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 2003)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 03-12071]

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Part V

The President

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Executive Order 13300--Facilitating the Administration of Justice in
the Federal Courts

Presidential Documents

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 92 / Tuesday, May 13, 2003 /
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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Executive Order 13300 of May 9, 2003

Facilitating the Administration of Justice in the
Federal Courts

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to promote the prompt appointment
of judges to the Federal courts, it is hereby ordered
as follows:

Section 1. Policy. The Federal courts play a central
role in the American justice system. For the Federal
courts to function effectively, judicial vacancies in
those courts must be filled in a timely manner with
well-qualified candidates.

Sec. 2. Plan. The presidential plan announced on
October 30, 2002, calls for timely consideration of
judicial nominees, with the President submitting a
nomination to fill a vacancy in United States courts of
appeals and district courts within 180 days after the
President receives notice of a vacancy or intended
retirement, absent extraordinary circumstances.

Sec. 3. Responsibilities. The Counsel to the President
shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that the
President is in a position to make timely nominations
for judicial vacancies consistent with this plan. All
Federal departments and agencies shall assist, as
requested and permitted by law, in the implementation
of this order.

Sec. 4. Reservation of Authority. Nothing in this order
shall be construed to affect the authority of the
President to fill vacancies under clause 3 of section 2
of article II of the Constitution.

Sec. 5. Judicial Review. This order is intended only to
improve the internal management of the Federal
Government and is not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the
United States, its departments, agencies,
instrumentalities or entities, its officers or
employees, or any other person.

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THE WHITE HOUSE,

May 9, 2003.

[FR Doc. 03-12071
Filed 5-12-03; 9:24 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P

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