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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS
One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20544
Phone, 202-502-2600
Director James C. Duff
Deputy Director Jill C. Sayenga
Associate Director and General Counsel William R. Burchill,
Jr.
Deputy Associate Director Robert K. Loesche
Assistant Director, Office of Judicial Laura C. Minor
Conference Executive Secretariat
Deputy Assistant Directors, Office Jeffrey A. Hennemuth,
of Judicial Conference Wendy Jennis
Executive Secretariat
Assistant Director, Office of Legislative Cordia A. Strom
Affairs
Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Daniel Cunningham
Legislative Affairs
Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs David A. Sellers
Assistant Director, Office of Court Noel J. Augustyn
Administration
Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Glen K. Palman
Court Administration
Assistant Director, Office of Defender Services Theodore J. Lidz
Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Steven G. Asin
Defender Services
Assistant Director, Office of Facilities and Ross Eisenman
Security
Deputy Assistant Director, Office of William J. Lehman
Facilities and Security
Assistant Director, Office of Finance and Budget George H. Schafer
Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Marguerite R. Moccia
Finance and Budget
Assistant Director, Office of Human Resources Charlotte G. Peddicord
Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Nancy E. Ward
Human Resources
Assistant Director, Office of Information Melvin J. Bryson, Jr.
Technology
Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Barbara C. Macken
Information Technology
Assistant Director, Office of Internal Services Doreen G.B. Bydume
Assistant Director, Office of Judges Programs Peter G. McCabe
Deputy Assistant Director, Office of R. Townsend Robinson
Judges Programs
Assistant Director, Office of Probation and John M. Hughes
Pretrial Services
Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Matthew Rowland
Probation and Pretrial
Services
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The Administrative Office of the United States Courts is charged with
the nonjudicial, administrative business of the United States Courts,
including the maintenance of
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workload statistics and the disbursement of funds appropriated for the
maintenance of the U.S. judicial system.
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts was created by act
of August 7, 1939 (28 U.S.C. 601). The Office was established November
6, 1939. Its Director and Deputy Director are appointed by the Chief
Justice of the United States after consultation with the Judicial
Conference.
Administering the Courts The Director is the administrative officer of
the courts of the United States (except the Supreme Court). Under the
guidance of the Judicial Conference of the United States the Director is
required, among other things, to do the following:
--supervise all administrative matters relating to the offices of
clerks and other clerical and administrative personnel of the courts;
--examine the state of the dockets of the courts, secure information
as to the courts' need of assistance, and prepare and transmit quarterly
to the chief judges of the circuits statistical data and reports as to
the business of the courts;
--submit to the annual meeting of the Judicial Conference of the
United States, at least 2 weeks prior thereto, a report of the
activities of the Administrative Office and the state of the business of
the courts;
--fix the compensation of employees of the courts whose compensation
is not otherwise fixed by law;
--regulate and pay annuities to widows and surviving dependent
children of judges;
--disburse moneys appropriated for the maintenance and operation of
the courts;
--examine accounts of court officers;
--regulate travel of judicial personnel;
--provide accommodations and supplies for the courts and their
clerical and administrative personnel;
--establish and maintain programs for the certification and
utilization of court interpreters and the provision of special
interpretation services in the courts; and
--perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Supreme Court
or the Judicial Conference of the United States.
The Director is also responsible for the preparation and submission
of the budget of the courts, which shall be transmitted by the Office of
Management and Budget to Congress without change.
Probation Officers The Administrative Office exercises general
supervision of the accounts and practices of the Federal probation
offices, subject to primary control by the respective district courts
that they serve. The Office publishes quarterly, in cooperation with the
Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice, a magazine entitled
Federal Probation, which is a journal ``of correctional philosophy and
practice.''
The Director also has responsibility with respect to the
establishment of pretrial services in the district courts under the
Pretrial Services Act of 1982 (18 U.S.C. 3152). These offices report to
their respective courts information concerning pretrial release of
persons charged with Federal offenses and supervise such persons who are
released to their custody.
Bankruptcy The Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984
(28 U.S.C. 151) provided that the bankruptcy judges for each judicial
district shall constitute a unit of the district court to be known as
the bankruptcy court. Bankruptcy judges are appointed by the courts of
appeals in such numbers as authorized by Congress and serve for a term
of 14 years as judicial officers of the district courts.
This act placed jurisdiction in the district courts over all cases
under title 11, United States Code, and all proceedings arising in or
related to cases under that title (28 U.S.C. 1334). The district court
may provide for such cases and proceedings to be referred to its
bankruptcy judges (as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 157).
The Director of the Administrative Office recommends to the Judicial
Conference the official duty stations and places of holding court of
bankruptcy judges, surveys the need for additional bankruptcy judgeships
to be
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recommended to Congress, and determines the staff needs of bankruptcy
judges and the clerks of the bankruptcy courts.
Federal Magistrate Judges The Director of the Administrative Office
exercises general supervision over administrative matters in offices of
U.S. magistrate judges, compiles and evaluates statistical data relating
to such offices, and submits reports thereon to the Judicial Conference.
The Director reports annually to Congress on the business that has come
before U.S. magistrate judges and also prepares legal and administrative
manuals for the use of the magistrate judges. The act provides for
surveys to be conducted by the Administrative Office of the conditions
in the judicial districts in order to make recommendations as to the
number, location, and salaries of magistrate judges, which are
determined by the Judicial Conference subject to the availability of
appropriated funds.
Federal Defenders The Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. 3006A)
establishes the procedure for the appointment of private panel attorneys
in Federal criminal cases for individuals who are unable to afford
adequate representation, under plans adopted by each district court. The
act also permits the establishment of Federal public defender or Federal
community defender organizations by the district courts in districts
where at least 200 persons annually require the appointment of counsel.
Two adjacent districts may be combined to reach this total.
Each defender organization submits to the Director of the
Administrative Office an annual report of its activities along with a
proposed budget or, in the case of community defender organizations, a
proposed grant for the coming year. The Director is responsible for the
submission of the proposed budgets and grants to the Judicial Conference
for approval. The Director also makes payments to the defender
organizations out of appropriations in accordance with the approved
budgets and grants, as well as compensating private counsel appointed to
defend criminal cases in the United States courts.
Sources of Information
Information may be obtained from the following sources:
Bankruptcy Judges Division. Phone, 202-502-1900.
Budget Division. Phone, 202-502-2100.
Defender Services Division. Phone, 202-502-3030.
General Counsel. Phone, 202-502-1100.
Human Resources Division. Phone, 202-502-3100.
Judicial Conference Executive Secretariat. Phone, 202-502-2400.
Legislative Affairs Office. Phone, 202-502-1700.
Magistrate Judges Division. Phone, 202-502-1830.
Office of Probation and Pretrial Services. Phone, 202-502-1610.
Public Affairs Office. Phone, 202-502-2600.
Statistics Division. Phone, 202-502-1440.
For further information, contact one of the offices listed above,
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Thurgood Marshall
Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC
20544. Phone, 202-502-2600. Internet, www.uscourts.gov.
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