    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2000]
    [Pages 77-81]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS

    One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20544

    Phone, 202-502-2600
    Director                                          Leonidas Ralph Mecham
    Deputy Director                                   (vacancy)
    Associate Director, Management and Operations     Clarence A. (Pete)
                                                              Lee, Jr.
        Audit Officer                                 David L. Gellman
        Management Coordination and Planning          Cathy A. McCarthy
                Officer
        Program Assessment Officer                    Duane Rex Lee
    Associate Director and General Counsel            William R. Burchill,
                                                              Jr.
        Deputy General Counsel                        Robert K. Loesche
    Assistant Director, Office of Judicial            Karen K. Siegel
            Conference Executive Secretariat
        Deputy Assistant Director                     Wendy Jennis
    Assistant Director, Office of Legislative         Michael W. Blommer
            Affairs
        Deputy Assistant Director                     Arthur E. White
    Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs      Charles D. Connor
        Deputy Assistant Director                     David A. Sellers
    Assistant Director, Office of Court Programs      Noel J. Augustyn
        Deputy Assistant Director for Court           Glen K. Palman
                Administration
        Chief, Appellate Court and Circuit            John P. Hehman
                Administration Division
        Chief, Bankruptcy Court                       Glen K. Palman
                Administration Division
        Chief, Court Administration Policy            Abel J. Mattos
                Staff
        Chief, Defender Services Division             Theodore J. Lidz
        Chief, District Court Administration          Robert Lowney
                Division
        Chief, Federal Corrections and                John M. Hughes
                Supervision Division
    Assistant Director, Office of Facilities and      Ross Eisenman
            Security
        Deputy Assistant Director                     William J. Lehman
        Chief, Court Security Office                  Dennis P. Chapas
        Chief, Policy and Resource                    Sara K. Walters
                Management Staff
        Chief, Space and Facilities Division          Rodgers A. Stewart
    Assistant Director, Office of Finance and Budget  George H. Schafer

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        Deputy Assistant Director                     Gregory D. Cummings
        Chief, Accounting and Financial               Philip L. McKinney
                Systems Division
        Chief, Budget Division                        Bruce Johnson
        Chief, Economy Subcommittee Support           Diane V. James
                Office
        Financial Liaison Officer                     Penny Jacobs Fleming
    Assistant Director, Office of Human Resources     Alton C. Ressler
            and Statistics
        Deputy Assistant Director                     R. Townsend Robinson
        Chief, Employee Relations Office              Trudi M. Morrison
        Chief, Human Resources Division               Charlotte G. Peddicord
        Chief, Judiciary Benefits Program             Lee Horvath
                Office
        Chief, Program and Workforce                  Maurice E. White
                Development Division
        Chief, Statistics Division                    Steven R. Schlesinger
        Chief, Work Measurement Staff                 Beverly J. Bone
    Assistant Director, Office of Information         Melvin J. Bryson,
            Technology                                        Acting
        Chief, Applications Management and            Nicholas B.
                Development Division                          DiSabatino,
                                                              Acting
        Chief, Computer Security and                  Robert N. Sinsheimer,
                Independent Testing Office                    Acting
        Chief, Information Management and             Joyce A. Lagana,
                Resources Office                              Acting
        Chief, Technology Enhancement Office          John R. Brinkema,
                                                              Acting
        Chief, Networks and Systems                   Richard D. Fennell,
                Integration Division                          Acting
        Chief, Technology Training and                Howard J. Grandier
                Support Division
    Assistant Director, Office of Internal Services   Laura C. Minor
        Deputy Assistant Director                     Nancy Lee Bradshaw
        Chief, Administrative Services                Doreen G.B. Bydume
                Division
        Chief, Information Management                 Frank S. Dozier,
                Services Division                             Acting
        Chief, Personnel Division                     Nancy Lee Bradshaw
        Chief, Procurement Management                 L. Henry Weeks, Acting
                Division
    Assistant Director, Office of Judges Programs     Peter G. McCabe
        Deputy Assistant Director for Policy          Jeffrey A. Hennemuth
                Development
        Chief, Analytical Services Office             David L. Cook
        Chief, Rules Committee Support                John K. Rabiej
                Office
        Chief, Article III Judges Division            Michael W. Dolan
        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.

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    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 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 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 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

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    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, 202-502-1900.

      Budget Division. Phone, 202-502-2100.

      Defender Services Division. Phone, 202-502-1670.

      Federal Corrections and Supervision Division. Phone, 202-502-1610.

      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.

      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.

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