Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts

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The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts is the chief administrative officer responsible for overseeing the nonjudicial, operational, and support functions of the federal court system under the supervision of the Judicial Conference.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief administrative officer
federal judicial branch position
appointedBy Chief Justice of the United States
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch of the United States government
surface form: Judicial Branch of the United States
country United States of America
createdBy United States Congress
surface form: Congress of the United States
createdIn 1939
hasTitle Director
jurisdiction federal judiciary of the United States
legalBasis 28 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.
officeHoldersInclude Henry P. Chandler
James C. Duff NERFINISHED
John G. Roberts (as appointing authority, not as director)
Leonidas Ralph Mecham
oversees Administrative Office staff and operations
partOf Administrative Office of the United States Courts
positionType non-Article III position
reportsTo Chief Justice of the United States
Judicial Conference of the United States
responsibleFor administrative support for United States bankruptcy courts
administrative support for United States courts of appeals
administrative support for United States district courts
administrative support for United States probation and pretrial services system
budget preparation for the federal judiciary
coordinating emergency preparedness and continuity planning for the federal courts
implementing policies of the Judicial Conference of the United States
judicial branch facilities and space planning support
judicial branch financial management
judicial branch human resources policies
judicial branch information technology services
judicial education and training support
judicial statistics and caseload data collection
liaison functions between federal judiciary and Congress on administrative matters
managing centralized services for the federal courts
nonjudicial administration of the federal courts
preparing and submitting the judiciary’s budget to Congress through the Judicial Conference
providing administrative guidance to court unit executives
supporting development of judiciary-wide policies and procedures
supporting implementation of new federal legislation affecting court administration
scopeOfAuthority nationwide federal court system (excluding Supreme Court adjudicative functions)
seat Washington, D.C.
supervisingBody Judicial Conference of the United States
worksWith United States Sentencing Commission
surface form: United States Sentencing Commission (on administrative matters)

chief judges of federal courts
circuit judicial councils

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AOUSC directedBy Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts