Current Projects
Review of the Judiciary Budget Process and Cost Containment Efforts for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Client/Funder:
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (posted 04/05/06)

Purpose and Scope:
For several years, the federal Judiciary has experienced various resource and management issues, including rising rent costs, increasing court caseloads in some districts of the country, and other challenges that have resulted in resource constraints. These budget constraints have led the Judiciary to seek supplemental appropriations and implement cost containment and cost reduction actions.

At the request of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary and Related Agencies of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the National Academy of Public Administration will conduct an independent review of the overall budget formulation and execution processes, work measurement and other formulas related to budget allocation, courtroom usage policies and organizational structures.

The review will provide insight to Congress on how the Judiciary budget is developed and managed throughout the fiscal year, and recommendations to the Judiciary and Congress on what actions could be taken to improve financial and management processes related to budget development and execution. One component will examine the Judiciary’s cost containment efforts, including space usage related to the Judiciary’s efforts to maximize courtroom sharing, when feasible.

Project Director:
Jim Everitt

Panel:
The Academy has appointed the following individuals to a Panel to oversee and direct the study. The public may send comments on the composition of the panel for a period of seven (7) days after the posted date to mditmeyer@napawash.org.

C. William Fischer, Chair* —  Former Senior Vice President for Business and Finance, Northwestern University; Vice President for Budget and Finance, University of Colorado; Executive Vice President, Brandeis University; Vice President for Budget and Finance, University of Colorado; Assistant Secretary for Planning and Budget, U.S. Department of Education; Deputy Administrator, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy; Deputy Associate Director for Human Resources, and Deputy Assistant Director for Legislative Reference, U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

Sally T. Hillsman* —  Executive Officer, American Sociological Association. Former Deputy Director, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice; Vice President, Research Division, National Center for State Courts. Former positions with the Vera Institute of Justice (New York City): Project Director; Assistant Director of Research; Director of Research; Associate Director.

Sven Erik Holmes  —  Executive Vice Chair, Legal and Compliance KPMG. Former U.S. District Judge and Chief Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma; Partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm Williams & Connolly; General Counsel and Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, while simultaneously serving as a member of the staff on the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition; Vice President for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.

Philip G. Joyce* —  Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University. Former Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; Principal Analyst, Special Studies Division, Congressional Budget Office; Adjunct Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University; Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Martin School of Public Administration, University of Kentucky; Executive Assistant, Department of Corrections, State of Illinois; Staff, Bureau of the Budget, Executive Office of the Governor, State of Illinois.

Samuel T. Mok* —  Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Labor. Former Managing Member, Condor Consulting, LLC; Chief Executive Officer, G.L. Associates; Chief Financial Officer and Comptroller, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Foreign Service Officer, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Corporate Treasurer, U.S. News and World Report; Director of Accounting, Time-Life Books; Commissioned Officer, U.S. Army; Auditor, KPMG Peat Marwick.

Nancy A. Potok * —  Managing Associate, McManis & Monsalve Associates. Former Senior Vice President and Director, Economics, Labor and Population Department, National Opinion Research Center (NORC); Principal Associate Director and Chief Financial Officer, Associate Director for Administration/Controller, U.S. Census Bureau; Deputy Assistant Director for Finance and Budget, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; Budget Examiner, U.S. Office of Management and Budget; Presidential Management Intern, U.S. Department of Transportation; Staff, Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee.

*Academy Fellow