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AO

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federal agency judicial branch agency

AO is the commonly used abbreviation for the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the federal agency that provides administrative support to the U.S. federal judiciary.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency → judicial branch agency →
abbreviation	AO →
advises	Judicial Conference of the United States →
alsoKnownAs	AO →
appointedBy	Chief Justice of the United States →
collaboratesWith	Administrative Office of state courts (various) → Federal Judicial Center → United States Sentencing Commission →
country	United States →
employs	federal judiciary administrative staff →
governs	administrative policies for federal courts →
hasScope	nationwide →
headOfAgency	Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
language	English →
legalBasis	federal statute →
locatedIn	Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building →
oversees	administrative operations of U.S. bankruptcy courts → administrative operations of U.S. courts of appeals → administrative operations of U.S. district courts → administrative operations of U.S. probation and pretrial services →
partOf	judicial branch of the United States government →
providesAdministrativeSupportTo	United States federal judiciary →
reportsTo	Judicial Conference of the United States →
responsibleFor	administrative support for federal courts → budget administration for the federal judiciary → development of judiciary-wide policies → implementation of Judicial Conference policies → judicial statistics and reporting → judiciary case management systems → judiciary facilities and security coordination → judiciary financial management systems → judiciary human resources policies → judiciary information technology services → judiciary legislative affairs coordination → judiciary public affairs and communications → judiciary training and education programs →
sector	public sector →
standsFor	Administrative Office of the United States Courts →
supports	Chief Justice of the United States in administrative matters → Judicial Conference committees → chief probation and pretrial services officers → clerks of court → court unit executives → federal judges →
website	https://www.uscourts.gov →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Administrative Office of the United States Courts → Administrative Office of the United States Courts →	alsoKnownAs
Administrative Office of the United States Courts →	abbreviation