    [United States Government Manual]
    [May 30, 1997]
    [Pages 78-82]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    [[Page 78]]

    ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS

    One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20544
    Phone, 202-273-1120

    Director                                          Leonidas Ralph Mecham
    Associate Director, Management and Operations     Clarence A. (Pete)
                                                              Lee, Jr.
        Chief, Office of Audit                        David L. Gellman
        Chief, Office of Management                   Cathy A. McCarthy
                Coordination
        Chief, Office of Program Assessment           Duane Rex Lee
    Associate Director and General Counsel            William R. Burchill,
                                                              Jr.
    Assistant Director, Office of Judicial            Karen K. Siegel
            Conference Executive Secretariat
    Assistant Director, Office of Legislative         Michael W. Blommer
            Affairs
    Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs      David A. Sellers,
                                                              Acting
    Assistant Director, Office of Court Programs      Noel J. Augustyn
        Chief, Court Administration Policy            Abel J. Mattos
                Staff
        Chief, Appellate Court and Circuit            John P. Hehman
                Administration Division
        Chief, Bankruptcy Court                       Glen K. Palman
                Administration Division
        Chief, Defender Services Division             Theodore J. Lidz
        Chief, District Court Administration          Lydia Pelegrin
                Division
        Chief, Federal Corrections and                Eunice Holt Jones
                Supervision Division
    Assistant Director, Office of Facilities,         P. Gerald Thacker
            Security, and Administrative Services
        Deputy Assistant Director                     William J. Lehman
        Chief, Policy and Resource                    Ross Eisenman
                Management Staff
        Chief, Administrative Office                  Nancy Lee Bradshaw
                Personnel Office
        Chief, Administrative Services                Laura C. Minor
                Office
        Chief, Court Security Office                  Dennis P. Chapas
        Chief, Relocation and Travel                  John R. Breslin
                Management Office
        Chief, Contracts Division                     Fred McBride
        Chief, Space and Facilities Division          William J. Lehman
    Assistant Director, Office of Finance and Budget  Joseph J. Bobek
        Deputy Assistant Director                     George H. Schafer
        Chief, Economy Subcommittee Support           Diane V. Margeson
                Office
        Financial Liaison Officer                     Penny G. Jacobs
        Chief, Accounting and Financial               Philip L. McKinney
                Systems Division
        Chief, Budget Division                        Gregory D. Cummings
    Assistant Director, Office of Human Resources     Myra Howze Shiplett
            and Statistics
        Deputy Assistant Director                     R. Townsend Robinson
        Chief, Analytical Services Office             David L. Cook
        Chief, Employee Relations and                 Maurice E. White
                Training Division
        Chief, Human Resources Division               Charlotte G. Peddicord

    [[Page 79]]

        Chief, Statistics Division                    Steven R. Schlesinger
    Assistant Director, Office of Information         Pamela B. White
            Technology
        Chief, Computer Security and                  Frank S. Dozier
                Independent Testing Office
        Chief, Customer Relations Office              Dennis E. Morey
        Chief, Technology Enhancement Office          Richard D. Fennell
        Chief, Technology Policy, Planning,           Mel Bryson
                and Acquisitions Office
        Chief, Applications Management and            Gary L. Bockweg
                Development Division
        Chief, Networks and Systems                   Charles N. Mayer
                Integration Division
        Chief, Technology Training and                Charles W. Vagner
                Support Division
    Assistant Director, Office of 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 Division            John E. Howell
        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.

    [[Page 80]]

    [[Page 81]]

    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 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:

    [[Page 82]]

      Bankruptcy Judges Division. Phone, 202-273-1900.

      Budget Division. Phone, 202-273-2100.

      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.

      Legislative Affairs Office. Phone, 202-273-1120.

      Magistrate Judges Division. Phone, 202-273-1830.

      Public Affairs Office. Phone, 202-273-0107.

      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.

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------