Vol. 38, Number 7 — July 2006

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Two Decades of Service to Judiciary Honored
"...Mecham marked his last day as Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on June 30, 2006...."

House Bill Would Impose Inspector General on Judiciary
“It really represents a move away from this century-long tradition where we’ve entrenched norms enabling the Judiciary to regulate itself, and toward something else, in which we take regulatory power away from the Judiciary and hand it to an inspector general and, indirectly, we give it to Congress.”

New AO Director Begins

Working Judge Turns 99

Legislative Solution Proposed to Lexecon

Fiscal Year 2007 Funding Update

House Subcommittee Won’t Back Rent Waiver

In Resolving Disputes, Mediation Most Favored ADR Option in District Courts

Ethics Pamphlet Designed for New Judges

Federal Courts Snapshot: Computer Fraud Cases Filed in the Federal Courts

Candidates for AO Deputy Director Sought

Interview: A Dialogue with USMS Director John F. Clark

Judicial Boxscore

Judicial Milestones