[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2007] [Pages 77-80] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 77]] 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Administrative Office of the United States Courts is charged with the nonjudicial, administrative business of the United States Courts, including the maintenance of [[Page 78]] 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 [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T211657.008 [[Page 80]] 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------