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New Director of AO Appointed
Judge Thomas F. Hogan (D. D.C.)
Senior District Judge Thomas
F. Hogan (D. D.C.) will be the
new Director of the Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts,
beginning October 17. He succeeds
James C. Duff and will serve a
one-year term.
The announcement of the
appointment was made by Chief
Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who said,
“I am delighted that Judge Hogan
has agreed to take on this important
responsibility. He is one of our nation’s most distinguished judges. Judge
Hogan will bring extraordinary experience
and insight to the position by virtue of his
prior service to the Judiciary. In addition to
his tenure as chief judge of a district court
that hears many issues of national importance,
he has served as a member of the
Judicial Conference, chair of its Executive
Committee, chair of the Conference’s
Courtroom Technology Subcommittee,
and a board member of the Federal
Judicial Center. I look forward to working
closely with Tom on the many critical
issues facing the Judiciary.”
Hogan has nearly 30 years of federal
judicial service. He was appointed to
the U.S. District Court for the District
of Columbia in 1982, and he served as
chief judge of that court from 2001 until
2008, when he assumed senior status. He
chaired the Executive Committee from
2005 to 2008.
Chief Judge David B. Sentelle (D.C.
Cir.), chair of the Judicial Conference
Executive Committee, noted that his
committee “enthusiastically endorsed”
Hogan’s selection as AO Director. “He has
a long history of exemplary service to the
Judiciary and the U.S. Judicial Conference,”
Sentelle said. “We are most fortunate that
he has agreed to continue that service in
this new role.”
James C. Duff, Hogan’s predecessor,
agreed. “Judge Hogan is a perfect choice
by Chief Justice Roberts to be Director of
the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts. He is and has been a
leader in the Judiciary for many years.
He is well-respected throughout all three
branches of government and throughout
the country. He’s also a dear friend and
I couldn’t be more pleased for both the
Chief Justice and the Judiciary.”