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 PUBLIC LAWS-OH. 646 -JUNE 25, 1948 Requests for data as to court dockets. Inspection of dock- ets outside continental U.S. The Director shall fix the compensation of Administrative Office employees according to sections 661-673 and 674 of Title 5. § 604. Duties of Director generally (a) The Director shall be the administrative officer of the courts, and under the supervision and direction of the Judicial Conference of the United States, shall: (1) Supervise all administrative matters relating to the offices of clerks and other clerical and administrative personnel of the courts; (2) Examine the state of the dockets of the courts; secure in- formation as to the courts' need of assistance; prepare and transmit quarterly to the chief judges of the circuits, statis- tical data and reports as to the business of the courts; (3) Submit to the annual meeting of the Judicial Conference of the United States, at least two weeks prior thereto, a report of the activities of the Administrative Office and the state of the business of the courts, together with the statistical data submitted to the chief judges of the circuits under paragraph (a) (2) of this section, and the Direc- tor's recommendations, which report, data and recom- mendations shall be public documents. (4) Submit to Congress and the Attorney General copies of the report, data and recommendations required by paragraph (a) (3) of this section; (5) Fix the compensation of clerks of court, deputies, librarians, criers, messengers, law clerks, secretaries, stenographers, clerical assistants, and other employees of the courts whose compensation is not otherwise fixed by law; (6) Determine and pay necessary office expenses of courts, judges, and those court officials whose expenses are by law allow- able, and the lawful fees of United States Commissioners; (7) Regulate and pay necessary travel and subsistence expenses incurred by judges, court officers and employees, and offi- cers and employees of the Administrative Office, while absent from their official stations on official business; (8) Disburse, directly or through the several United States marshals, moneys appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the courts; (9) Purchase, exchange, transfer, distribute, and assign the cus- tody of law books, equipment and supplies needed for the maintenance and operation of the courts and the Adminis- trative Office and the offices of United States Commis- sioners; (10) Audit vouchers and accounts of the courts and their clerical and administrative personnel; (11) Provide accommodations for the courts and their clerical and administrative personnel; (12) Perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Supreme Court or the Judicial Conference of the United States. (b) The clerical and administrative personnel of the courts shall comply with all requests by the Director for information or statistical data as to the state of court dockets. (c) Inspection of court dockets outside the continental United States may be made through United States officials residing within the jurisdiction where the inspection is made. [62 STAT.

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