Federal Judicial Center

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JUDICIAL BRANCH 75

Sources of Information

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 the Administrative Off‌ice of the United States Courts, Thurgood Marshall

Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20544. Phone, 202–502–2600.

Internet, http://www.uscourts.gov.

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC

20002–8003

Phone, 202–502–4000. Internet, http://www.fjc.gov.

Director BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN

Deputy Director JOHN S. COOKE

Director, Education Division BRUCE M. CLARKE

Director, Systems Innovation and Development

Off‌ice

TED E. COLEMAN

Director, Research Division JAMES B. EAGLIN

Director, International Judicial Relations Off‌ice MIRA GUR-ARIE

Director, Federal Judicial History Off‌ice BRUCE A. RAGSDALE

Director, Communications Policy and Design

Off‌ice

SYLVAN A. SOBEL

The Federal Judicial Center is the judicial branch’s agency for policy research and

continuing education.

The Federal Judicial Center was created

by act of December 20, 1967 (28

U.S.C. 620), to further the development

and adoption of improved judicial

administration in the courts of the United

States.

The Center’s basic policies and

activities are determined by its Board,

which is composed of the Chief Justice

of the United States, who is permanent

Chair of the Board by statute, and two

judges of the U.S. courts of appeals, three

judges of the U.S. district courts, one

bankruptcy judge, and one magistrate

judge, all of whom are elected for 4-year

terms by the Judicial Conference of

the United States. The Director of the

Administrative Off‌ice of the United States

Courts is also a permanent member of the

Board.

Pursuant to statute, the Center

carries out the following duties:

develops and administers orientation

and continuing education programs

for Federal judges, Federal defenders,

and nonjudicial court personnel,

including probation officers, pretrial

services officers, and clerks’ office

employees; conducts empirical and

exploratory research and evaluation

on Federal judicial processes, court

management, and sentencing and

its consequences, usually for the

committees of the Judicial Conference