[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
________________________________________________________________________
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.