Clerk Us Government

Author : U.s. Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781974267088
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Federal Judiciary written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " The federal judiciary has the critical responsibility for the fair and swift administration of justice in the United States. Like the rest of the federal government, the judiciary has been affected by decreasing federal resources, and is implementing and considering various cost containment initiatives, including sharing administrative services between district and bankruptcy courts, such as human resources, procurement, or financial management. In most federal judicial districts, the offices of the clerk-responsible for operational and administrative court functions-for the district and bankruptcy courts are separate, but in a few districts, these have been consolidated into one clerk's office. GAO was requested to examine the potential savings from consolidating or sharing services between district and bankruptcy clerks' offices. This report addresses (1) the steps the judiciary has taken to consolidate these clerks' offices or share services between them and the costs and benefits of doing so, and (2) the extent to which the judiciary is assessing and considering further clerks' office consolidations or shared services. GAO reviewed judicial guidance related to consolidation and shared services, budget documentation, surveys and data on the extent of shared services, and information on potential cost savings from 10 federal judicial districts, selected based on geography and size, and to include courts with consolidated and nonconsolidated clerks' offices"