[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 78-82]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS
Washington, DC 20544
Phone: See ``Sources of Information'' section at end of statement.
Director L. Ralph Mecham
Deputy Director (vacancy)
Associate Director for Management and Clarence A. Lee, Jr.
Operations
Chief, Office of Audit David L. Gellman
Chief, Office of Management Cathy A. McCarthy
Coordination
Chief, Office of Program Duane R. Lee
Assessment
Associate Director and General Counsel William R. Burchill,
Jr.
Assistant Director, Judicial Conference Karen K. Siegel
Executive Secretariat
Assistant Director, Congressional, External, Michael W. Blommer
and Public Affairs
Assistant Director for Court Programs Noel J. Augustyn
Chief, Court Administration Abel J. Mattos
Policy Staff
Chief, Appellate Court and John P. Hehman
Circuit Administration
Division
Chief, Bankruptcy Court Glen K. Palman
Administration Division
Chief, Defender Services Division Theodore J. Lidz
Chief, District Court Lydia Pelegrin
Administration Division
Chief, Federal Corrections and Eunice Holt Jones
Supervision Division
Assistant Director for Facilities, Security, P. Gerald Thacker
and Administrative Services
Deputy Assistant Director William J. Lehman
Chief, Administrative Office Nancy Lee Bradshaw
Personnel Office
Chief, Administrative Services Mel Bryson
Office
Court Security Officer James C. Shively III,
Acting
Chief, Relocation and Travel John R. Breslin
Management Office
Chief, Contracts Division Charles F. McBride
Chief, Space and Facilities William J. Lehman
Division
Assistant Director for Finance and Budget Joseph J. Bobeck
Deputy Assistant Director George H. Schafer
Chief, Economy Subcommittee Diane V. Margeson
Support Office
Financial Liaison Officer Penny G. Jacobs
Chief, Judicial Impact Office Richard A. Jaffe,
Acting
Chief, Accounting and Financial Philip L. McKinney
Systems Division
Chief, Budget Division Gregory D. Cummings
Assistant Director for Human Resources and Myra Howze Shiplett
Statistics
Deputy Assistant Director R. Townsend Robinson
Chief, Analytical Services Office David L. Cook
Chief, Employee Relations and Maurice E. White
Training Office
Chief, Human Resources Division Charlotte G. Peddicord
Chief, Statistics Division Steven R. Schlesinger
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Assistant Director for Information Technology Pamela B. White
Chief, Computer Security and Frank S. Dozier
Independent Testing Office
Chief, Customer Relations Office Dennis E. Morey
Chief, Technology Enhancement Richard D. Fennell
Office
Chief, Technology Policy, Kathryn C. Hogan
Planning, and Acquisitions
Office
Chief, Applications Development Stephen M. Beckman
Division
Chief, Integrated Networks and Ellen S. Bartelt,
Systems Division Acting
Chief, Technology Training and Charles W. Vagner
Support Division
Assistant Director for Judges Programs Peter G. McCabe
Chief, Long Range Planning Office Jeffrey A. Hennemuth
Chief, Rules Committee Support John K. Rabiej
Office
Chief, Article III Judges John E. Howell
Division
Chief, Bankruptcy Judges Division Francis F. Szczebak
Chief, Magistrate Judges Division Thomas C. Hnatowski
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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 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:
--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 to him 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, except the budget of the Supreme Court.
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
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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 recommended to Congress, and determines the staff needs of
bankruptcy judges and the clerks of the bankruptcy courts.
Federal Magistrate Judges Under the Federal Magistrates Act, as amended
(28 U.S.C. 631), the Director of the Administrative Office, under the
supervision and direction of the Judicial Conference, exercises general
supervision over administrative matters in offices of United States
magistrate judges, compiles and evaluates statistical data relating to
such offices, and submits reports thereon to the Conference. The
Director reports annually to Congress on the business that has come
before United States 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 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 counsel 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 offices:
Bankruptcy Judges Division. Phone, 202-273-1900.
Budget Division. Phone, 202-273-2100.
Congressional, External, and Public Affairs Office. Phone, 202-273-
1120.
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Defender Services Division. Phone, 202-273-1670.
Federal Corrections and Supervision Division. Phone, 202-273-1600.
General Counsel. Phone, 202-273-1100.
Human Resources Division. Phone, 202-273-1270.
Judicial Conference Executive Secretariat. Phone, 202-273-1140.
Magistrate Judges Division. Phone, 202-273-1830.
Statistics Division. Phone, 202-273-2240.
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.