Federal Judges Association – The official website of the Federal Judges Association Welcome to the Federal Judges Association Presidents Message FJA welcomes our new president Judge J. Michelle Childs United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Federal Judges Association Civics Challenge In celebration of Constitution Day September 17 the Federal Judges Association FJA has created an annual Civics Challenge. Offered to highschool students across the country the FJA seeks to increase civic engagement knowledge of United States history and government and appreciation for our countrys citizenship process. Tenth Quadrennial Tenth Quadrennial Conference About Event Photos Who We Are The Federal Judges Association FJA is a national voluntary organization of United States federal judges appointed pursuant to Article III of the Constitution whose mission is to support and enhance the role of its members within a fair impartial and independent judiciary to actively build a community of interest among its members and to sustain our system of justice through civics education and public outreach.