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The nation's first-ever federal court session, held in November 1789, is honored at a Manhattan ceremony, as shown in a newly released Judiciary Now video

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. has appointed James C. Duff as Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, effective Jan. 5, 2015. Duff succeeds Judge John D. Bates, who will return full-time to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Duff previously served as AO director from 2006 to 2011.

New bankruptcy filings fell 13 percent in Fiscal Year 2014, to 963,739. This is the lowest number of bankruptcy filings for any 12-month period since 2007.

A new Integrated Voice Response notifies jurors of schedule changes through phone, email and text alerts. The system reduces inconvenience to the public and saves staff time and costs.

Since 2003, the number of offenders in the two most serious criminal history categories has increased nearly 20 percent, straining post-conviction supervision resources.

Take one international bank fraud scheme, 17 co-conspirators, 18,253 victims and over $3 million in restitution.  Add a dedicated district court staff and you have what is believed to be the largest single check disbursement made to date by any district court.

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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. named five new Judicial Conference committee chairs and extended the terms of six current Conference committee chairs. The new appointments were effective October 1, 2014.

New chairs:

• Judge Gary A. Fenner (W.D. Mo.) succeeds Chief Judge Joseph H...

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York observed September as “Disaster Preparedness Month,” with events to raise awareness of emergency planning.

“Because our court has lived through so many different types of crises, from the attacks of 9/11 to Hurricane Sandy, we are...

A new video shows scenes from a memorable day in which the Judiciary naturalized 8,500 new citizens in a coast-to-coast celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.

Students got a living lesson in civics as 8,500 new citizens were naturalized in a nationwide Judiciary celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.