Director of Administrative Office of U.S. Courts to Retire
The current director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is stepping down at the end of the month.
James C. Duff will retire Jan. 31 and be succeeded by Chief District Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf as the chief administrator of the federal court system, according to a news release earlier this month distributed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The director of the office serves under the director of the Judicial Conference of the United States, made up of the chief judges of the 13 courts of appeals, a district court judge from each of the 12 geographic circuits and the chief judge of the Court of International Trade. It’s chaired by Supreme Court Chief Justice John G Roberts Jr.
“Jim Duff has provided invaluable service to the Judiciary during his first term as Director from 2006 to 2011 and his second term from 2015 to the present,” Roberts said in the release. Among his many accomplishments, he has resolved budgetary challenges, implemented workplace conduct reforms, introduced new technology, strengthened and improved the auditing and oversight of the Judicial Branch’s financial management, and – most recently – ensured that the courts continue to operate effectively in the face of the nationwide pandemic.
Roberts said Mauskopf “brings a wealth of talent and experience to the position, and her experience as a district judge will give her a valuable perspective in addressing the issues that the Judiciary faces now and, in the years, ahead.”
Mauskopf currently is the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
The Administrative Office has about 1,000 employees and supports 2,400 judicial officers and nearly 29,000 court employees.
Mauskopf said she is grateful for the opportunity to serve the Judiciary in a new capacity.
“I have gained a deep respect for the outstanding men and women who serve in the Judicial Branch through my years of service as a federal judge and as a United States Attorney. It is an honor to follow Director Duff’s very successful tenure, and I look forward to the challenges ahead,” Mauskopf said in a statement.
Prior to becoming a district judge in 2007, Mauskopf served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and was a member of the President’s Corporate Fraud Task Force, the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee and policy committees in the areas of civil rights, violent and organized crime, sentencing, and management and budget.
From 1995 to 2007, Mauskopf served as the New York state inspector general. From 1982 to 1995, she served as an assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and as deputy chief of the Special Prosecutions Bureau as well as chief of the Frauds Bureau.
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