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    The Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States considered a suggestion from the Coalition for Court Transparency to establish a national policy requiring federal appellate courts to make audio recordings of oral arguments publicly available online the same day. However, the Committee decided against recommending a policy change at this time. The Committee noted that since 1996, the Judicial Conference has allowed each federal circuit to decide its own policy on audio or video coverage of appellate proceedings. Further, each circuit has adopted rules making audio recordings publicly available in some form. Thus, the Committee felt the circuits should continue developing their own procedures in this area based on their individual circumstances.

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    The Judicial Conference Committee overseeing media policy in federal courts responds to the CCT's same-day audio request.

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    The Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States considered a suggestion from the Coalition for Court Transparency to establish a national policy requiring federal appellate courts to make audio recordings of oral arguments publicly available online the same day. However, the Committee decided against recommending a policy change at this time. The Committee noted that since 1996, the Judicial Conference has allowed each federal circuit to decide its own policy on audio or video coverage of appellate proceedings. Further, each circuit has adopted rules making audio recordings publicly available in some form. Thus, the Committee felt the circuits should continue developing their own procedures in this area based on their individual circumstances.

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    The Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States considered a suggestion from the Coalition for Court Transparency to establish a national policy requiring federal appellate courts to make audio recordings of oral arguments publicly available online the same day. However, the Committee decided against recommending a policy change at this time. The Committee noted that since 1996, the Judicial Conference has allowed each federal circuit to decide its own policy on audio or video coverage of appellate proceedings. Further, each circuit has adopted rules making audio recordings publicly available in some form. Thus, the Committee felt the circuits should continue developing their own procedures in this area based on their individual circumstances.

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    COMMITTEE ON COURT ADMINISTRATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT

    OF THE
    JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES
    Daniel L. Hovland
    Joseph N. Laplante
    Robert E. Littlefield, Jr.
    Michael R. Murphy
    Rebecca J. Pallmeyer
    Roger W. Titus
    Reggie Walton

    Wm. Terrell Hodges, Chair


    Richard J. Arcara
    Anna J. Brown
    Marcia A. Crone
    Charles S. Coody
    Gregory L. Frost
    Kim R. Gibson

    Mark S. Miskovsky, Staff

    February 9, 2015
    Mr. Gabe Roth
    Coalition for Court Transparency
    Delivered via E-mail: gaber4@gmail.com
    Dear Mr. Roth,
    I am writing in response to your email dated October 3, 2014, in which you conveyed a
    letter from the Coalition for Court Transparency (CCT) suggesting that the federal judiciary
    establish a national policy requiring courts of appeals to make audio files of arguments publicly
    available online the same day an argument is held. The Judicial Conference Committee on Court
    Administration and Case Management, which I chair, continually evaluates issues regarding
    access to court proceedings. As part of that responsibility, our Committee considered this
    suggestion at its December 2014 meeting, but decided not to recommend a policy change with
    respect to posting audio of appellate arguments at this time.
    It is important to note that, since 1996, the federal judiciarys policy making body, the
    Judicial Conference of the United States, has authorized each federal court of appeals to decide
    for itself whether to allow audio or video coverage in appellate proceedings, subject to any
    restrictions in statutes, national and local rules, and other Judicial Conference guidelines. Over
    the past two decades, every federal court of appeals has adopted rules or policies that make audio
    recordings available to the public in some form; and our Committee felt, in view of those
    developments, that the courts should be allowed to develop procedures in this important area at
    their own pace, taking into account individual circumstances as they exist in each of the circuits,
    respectively.
    Thank you for the opportunity to consider the CCTs suggestion.
    Sincerely,

    Wm. Terrell Hodges

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