# Robert J. Conrad Jr. Director of the [[Administrative Office of the United States Courts]] since 2024, and by statute **Secretary of the [[Judicial Conference of the United States]]** — the officer who assembles what the Conference considers, including the annual rules package. Nominated to the Western District of North Carolina by George W. Bush on 14 February 2005 to a newly authorized seat, confirmed 28 April 2005, commission issued 2 June 2005; Chief Judge 2006–2013; senior status 17 May 2023; retired from the bench 28 February 2025. Before the bench: Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina 1989–2001 and U.S. Attorney there 2001–2005. Clemson (B.A. 1980), University of Virginia Law (J.D. 1983). Member of the Judicial Conference 2016–2021; joined the Federal Judicial Center board in 2024. *Stub — expand with the U.S. Attorney tenure, the Judicial Conference budget testimony, and the administrative record as Director.* ## See also - [[Administrative Office of the United States Courts]] - [[Judicial Conference of the United States]] - [[How a Federal Rule of Procedure Is Made]] - [[How a U.S. Attorney Is Appointed and Removed]]