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1 Chambers and Case Management 1 (2009)

handle is hein.congcourts/chamcam0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Chambers and Case Management* Introduction This paper gives you a broad overview of some of your responsibilities as law clerks related to maintaining a well-run chambers. Such responsibilities include helping to ensure chambers security; answering telephones and mail; maintaining the judge's motion, hearing, and trial calendars; and other miscellaneous matters. Discussing all such duties would, of course, be impossible, and some judges have chambers manuals detailing how they expect their chambers to operate. Under- standing and accommodating the judge's preferences is key to maintaining an efficient chambers, and notwithstanding the general guidance offered in this paper, you should always follow the particular policies and practices of your judge. I. Chambers Administration Effective management is essential to the efficient administration of justice. While judicial assistants usually have principal responsibility for managing various aspects of chambers administration, you should be familiar with the standard operating procedures in your chambers and be available to pitch in when needed. You should be aware of the following information to help chambers operate smoothly. A. Security The safety and security of federal buildings and the people who work in and visit them is a major concern. Attorneys and other members of the public must display valid identification and pass through magnetometers to enter most courthouses and other federal buildings. Courthouse employees may be issued passkeys, ena- bling them to enter the courthouse without passing through metal detectors and to access secured, nonpublic sectors of the building, including judges' chambers. Employees may also have after-hours and weekend access to the building through use of such passkeys, which should be kept in a secure place and reported immedi- ately if lost. All courthouse employees should carefully follow security procedures and report potential problems to appropriate authorities. This paper is based on portions of the Chambers Handbook for Judges'Law Clerks and Secretar- ies (Federal Judicial Center 1994). It was adapted by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein, the Center's director, in 2005 and updated in January 2009. 1

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