Notice2026-18007
Requests for Applications; Practitioners Advisory Group
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Published
September 3, 2026
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United States Sentencing Commission
Abstract
In view of upcoming vacancies in the voting membership of the Practitioners Advisory Group, the United States Sentencing Commission hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to one of the vacancies to apply. The voting memberships covered by this notice are six circuit memberships (for the Fourth Circuit, the Seventh Circuit, the Eighth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit, the Eleventh Circuit, and the District of Columbia Circuit). An applicant for voting membership of the Practitioners Advisory Group should apply by sending a letter of interest and a resume to the Commission as indicated in the ADDRESSES section below.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56731-56732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18007]
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UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
Requests for Applications; Practitioners Advisory Group
AGENCY: United States Sentencing Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In view of upcoming vacancies in the voting membership of the
Practitioners Advisory Group, the United States Sentencing Commission
hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to one of
the vacancies to apply. The voting memberships covered by this notice
are six circuit memberships (for the Fourth Circuit, the Seventh
Circuit, the Eighth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit, the Eleventh Circuit,
and the District of Columbia Circuit). An applicant for voting
membership of the Practitioners Advisory Group should apply by sending
a letter of interest and a resume to the Commission as indicated in the
ADDRESSES section below.
DATES: Application materials for voting membership of the Practitioners
Advisory Group should be received not later than October 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: An applicant for voting membership of the Practitioners
Advisory Group should apply by sending a letter of interest and a
resume to the Commission by electronic mail or regular mail. The email
address is <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e4e4b5c5f58585f574c4d7e4b4d4d5d10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9b9bcaba8afafa8a0bbba89bcbabaaae7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>. The regular mail address is United
States Sentencing Commission, One Columbus Circle NE, Suite 2-500,
South Lobby, Washington, DC 20002-8002, Attention: Public Affairs--PAG
Membership.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Dukes, Senior Public Affairs
Specialist, (202) 502-4597. More information about the Practitioners
Advisory Group is available on the Commission's website at
<a href="http://www.ussc.gov/advisory-groups">www.ussc.gov/advisory-groups</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Sentencing Commission is
an independent agency in the judicial branch of the United States
Government. The Commission promulgates sentencing guidelines and policy
statements for federal courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(a). The
Commission also periodically reviews and revises previously promulgated
guidelines pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(o)
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and submits guideline amendments to the Congress not later than the
first day of May each year pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(p).
The Practitioners Advisory Group is a standing advisory group of
the United States Sentencing Commission established pursuant to 28
U.S.C. 995 and Rule 5.4 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure. Under the charter for the advisory group, the purpose of the
advisory group is (1) to assist the Commission in carrying out its
statutory responsibilities under 28 U.S.C. 994(o); (2) to provide to
the Commission its views on the Commission's activities and work,
including proposed priorities and amendments; (3) to disseminate to
defense attorneys, and to other professionals in the defense community,
information regarding federal sentencing issues; and (4) to perform
other related functions as the Commission requests. The advisory group
consists of not more than 17 voting members, each of whom may serve not
more than two consecutive three-year terms. Of those 17 voting members,
one shall be Chair, one shall be Vice Chair, 12 shall be circuit
members (one for each federal judicial circuit other than the Federal
Circuit), and three shall be at-large members.
To be eligible to serve as a voting member, an individual must be
an attorney who (1) devotes a substantial portion of his or her
professional work to advocating the interests of privately-represented
individuals, or of individuals represented by private practitioners
through appointment under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, within the
federal criminal justice system; (2) has significant experience with
federal sentencing or post-conviction issues related to criminal
sentences; and (3) is in good standing of the highest court of the
jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which he or she is admitted to
practice. Additionally, to be eligible to serve as a circuit member,
the individual's primary place of business or a substantial portion of
his or her practice must be in the circuit concerned. Each voting
member is appointed by the Commission.
In view of the upcoming vacancies in the voting membership of the
Practitioners Advisory Group, the Commission invites any individual who
is eligible to be appointed to a voting membership covered by this
notice to apply by sending a letter of interest and a resume to the
Commission as indicated in the ADDRESSES section above. The voting
memberships covered by this notice are six circuit memberships (for the
Fourth Circuit, the Seventh Circuit, the Eighth Circuit, the Ninth
Circuit, the Eleventh Circuit, and the District of Columbia Circuit).
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o), (p), 995; USSC Rules of Practice
and Procedure 2.2(c), 5.4.
Carlton W. Reeves,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2026-18007 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]
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