conference of chief justices
Conference of Chief Justices. An organization consisting of the highest judicial officers of all the states in the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. • Established in 1949, the organization seeks to improve the administration of justice in various ways, as by supporting adequate judicial funding, promoting the independence and effectiveness of state judicial systems, and advancing professionalism and lawyer competence. Since 1983, the organization has operated as a nonprofit corporation. Abbr. CCJ.
