[United States Government Manual] [June 02, 1998] [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, 202-273-0107 Director Leonidas Ralph Mecham Deputy Director (vacancy) 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 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 Robert Lowney Administration 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 George A. Ray 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 Vandenberg Office Financial Liaison Officer Penny Jacobs Fleming 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 [[Page 79]] Deputy Assistant Director R. Townsend Robinson Chief, Analytical Services Office David L. Cook Chief, Employee Relations Office Trudi M. Morrison Chief, Human Resources Division Charlotte G. Peddicord Chief, Program and Workforce Maurice E. White Development Division 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, Melvin J. Bryson and Acquisitions Office Chief, Applications Management and Gary L. Bockweg Development Division Chief, Networks and Systems Charles M. Mayer Integration Division Chief, Technology Training and Charles W. Vagner Support Division Assistant Director, Office of Judges Programs Peter G. McCabe Special Counsel Jeffrey A. Hennemuth Chief, Long Range Planning Office William M. Lucianovic, Acting 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; [[Page 80]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T177653.009 [[Page 81]] --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, 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 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 [[Page 82]] 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. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------