Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: In January 2005 Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appointed a special panel composed of judges , university professors , and civil servants to study changes to the Imperial Household Law and to make recommendations to the government .
Simplified: In January 2005 Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi created a group of judges , university professors , and civil servants to study the problem .