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	Chief Judge is a title that can refer to the highest-ranking judge Judge A judge, or arbiter of justice, is a lead official who presides over a court of law,which is operated by the local, state, and/or federal government.... of a court Court A court is a body, often a government institution, with the authority to adjudication legal disputes and dispense private law, criminal justice, or administrative law justice in accordance with rules of law.... that has more than one judge. The meaning and usage of the term vary from one court system to another. While the term "Chief Judge" is used in some courts, other courts use terms such as "Chief Justice Chief Justice The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court... ," "Presiding Judge," "President Judge," or "Administrative Judge." United States courts of appeals In the United States courts of appeals United States court of appeals The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate Court of Appealss of the United States federal court system. A court of appeals decides appeals from the United States district courts within its United States federal judicial circuit, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agency.... , the Chief Judge has certain administrative responsibilities and presides over en banc En banc *En banc, in banc, in banco* or in bank is a French language term used to refer to the hearing of a legal case where all judges of a court will hear the case , rather than a panel of them.... sessions of the court and meetings of the Judicial Council Judicial Council Judicial Council may refer to:The United Methodist Church#Judicial CouncilThe Judicial council ... . The Chief Judge remains an active judge of the court hearing and deciding cases, but at his or her option may elect to take on a reduced caseload to provide time to perform administrative responsibilities. In order to qualify for the office of Chief Judge, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as Chief Judge. A vacancy in the office of Chief Judge is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The Chief Judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. Unlike the Chief Justice of the United States Chief Justice of the United States The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal courts and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States.... , a Chief Judge returns to active service after the expiration of his or her term and does not create a vacancy on the bench by the fact of his or her promotion. See . These rules have applied since October 1, 1982. The office of Chief Judge was created in 1948 and until August 6, 1959 was filled by the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as Chief Judge. From then until 1982 it was filled by the senior such judge who had not turned 70. Lists of the judges who have served as Chief Judge of each of the courts of appeals can be found in the articles for the respective circuits, such as United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a United States federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the United States district court in the following United States federal judicial district:... . United States district courts Each United States district court United States district court The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty.... also has a Chief Judge, selected on the basis of seniority under the same statutory provision as applies to courts of appeals. The Chief Judge has administrative responsibilities in running the Court and presides over administrative meetings of the judges. The statutory scheme for selecting the Chief Judge is substantially the same for the district courts as the courts of appeals.