(a) The agency shall be advised by an executive committee of seven members, of which four members shall constitute a quorum. The Executive Committee shall be composed of the following persons or their designees: the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the Chief Judge of the District of the Columbia Court of Appeals, the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Director of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, and the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia.
(b) The Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in consultation with the other members of the executive committee, shall appoint a Director of the agency who shall be a member of the bar of the District of Columbia.
CREDIT(S)
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 641, Pub. L. 91-358, title II, § 210(a); Feb. 28, 1987, D.C. Law 6-199, § 2, 34 DCR 519; Oct. 7, 1987, D.C. Law 7-31, § 9, 34 DCR 3789; Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 761, Pub. L. 105-33, § 11271(a); Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2426, Pub. L. 105-274, § 7(c)(2)(C).)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 23-1304.
1973 Ed., § 23-1304.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 6-199, the “District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency Executive Committee Act of 1986,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 6-443, which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 25, 1986 and December 16, 1986, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 8, 1987, it was assigned Act No. 6-258 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
Law 7-31, the “Boards and Commissions Amendment Act of 1987,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 7-139, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on April 14, 1987 and May 5, 1987, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on June 1, 1987, it was assigned Act No. 7-26 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.