Bates heads courts’ support office Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., on Tuesday named U.S. District Judge John D. Bates as the new director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts — the support arm of the federal judiciary. Judge Bates, who sits on the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. (and will retain that post), will succeed Senior [...]
June 11, 2013 - SCOTUSblog