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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
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 Offi ce. Phone,
202–502–1700.
Magistrate Judges Division. Phone,
202–502–1830.
Offi ce of Probation and Pretrial
Services. Phone, 202–502–1600.
Public Affairs Offi ce. Phone, 202–502–
2600.
Statistics Division. Phone, 202–502–
1440.
For further information, contact the Administrative Offi ce 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 JEREMY D. FOGEL
Deputy Director JOHN S. COOKE
Director, Education Division BRUCE M. CLARKE
Director, Information Technology Offi ce ESTHER DEVRIES
Director, Research Division JAMES B. EAGLIN
Director, Interjudicial Relations Offi ce MIRA GUR-ARIE
Director, Federal Judicial History Offi ce BRUCE A. RAGSDALE
Director, Communications Policy and Design
Offi ce
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 Offi ce of the United States
Courts is also a permanent member of the
Board.
The Center develops and administers
orientation and continuing education
programs for Federal judges and
defenders and nonjudicial court
personnel, including probation offi cers,
pretrial services offi cers, and clerks’
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