Within the respective District of Columbia courts, and subject to the supervision of the chief judges thereof, the Executive Officer shall --
(1) supervise, analyze, and improve case assignments, calendars, and dockets;
(2) provide improved services and introduce new methods to better utilize the time of and accommodate government and other witnesses;
(3) supervise, analyze, and improve the management of jurors;
(4) recommend changes and improvements in court rules and procedures affecting the Executive Officer's administrative responsibilities;
(5) report periodically to the appropriate chief judge with respect to case volumes, backlogs, length of time cases have been pending, number and identity of incarcerated defendants awaiting trial, and such other information as the respective chief judges may request;
(6) mechanize and computerize court operations and services where feasible and desirable and carry on continuing studies and evaluations of increased and innovative uses of mechanization and computerization;
(7) conduct studies and research with respect to court operations on the Executive Officer's own initiative or on request of the respective chief judges;
(8) make recommendations to the chief judge of the Superior Court relating to the arrangement and division of the business of that court and the fixing of the time of sessions of the various divisions and branches of that court; and
(9) perform such other duties as may be assigned to the Executive Officer by a chief judge.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 513, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, §§ 1(b)(90), (91), 108 Stat. 713.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1741.
1973 Ed., § 11-1741.
(a) The Executive Officer shall be responsible, subject to the supervision of the Joint Committee, for the management of such buildings and space as may be assigned to the courts and shall maintain liaison with the appropriate Federal and District of Columbia officials with respect thereto.
(b) The Executive Officer shall be responsible for the procurement of necessary equipment, supplies, and services for the courts and shall have power, subject to applicable law, to reimburse the District of Columbia government for services provided and to contract for such equipment, supplies, and services as may be necessary.
(c) The Executive Officer shall serve as disbursing officer and payroll officer of the District of Columbia courts and shall assign and distribute necessary equipment and supplies.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 513, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; Dec. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 1390, Pub. L. 91-530, § 2(a)(7); Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 752, Pub. L. 105-33, § 11242(d).)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1742.
1973 Ed., § 11-1742.
(a) Severable services contracts for periods crossing fiscal years. -- The Executive Officer may enter into a contract for procurement of severable services in the same manner and to the same extent as the head of an executive agency may enter into such a contract under section 303L of title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l).
(b) Multiyear leasing agreements. --
(1) Authority. -- The Executive Officer may enter into a lease agreement for the accommodation of the District of Columbia courts in a building which is in existence or being erected by the lessor to accommodate the District of Columbia courts.
(2) Terms. -- A lease agreement under this subsection shall be on terms the Executive Officer considers to be in the interest of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia and necessary for the accommodation of the District of Columbia courts. However, the lease agreement may not bind the District of Columbia courts for more than 10 years and the obligation of amounts for a lease under this subsection is limited to the current fiscal year for which payments are due without regard to section 1341(a)(1)(B) of title 31, United States Code.
(c) Multiyear contracts. --
(1) Authority. -- The Executive Officer may enter into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of property or services in the same manner and to the same extent as an executive agency may enter into such a contract under section 304B of title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c). In applying such authority --
(A) in section 304B(a)(2)(B) --
(i) "the best interests of the District of Columbia and the Federal Government" shall be substituted for "the best interests of the United States"; and
(ii) "the courts' programs" shall be substituted for "the agency's programs";
(B) the second sentence of section 304B(b), and subsection (e), shall not apply; and
(C) in section 304B(c), "$5,000,000" shall be substituted for "$10,000,000".
(2) Cancellation or termination for insufficient funding after first year. -- In the event that funds are not made available for the continuation of a multiyear contract for services into a subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be canceled or terminated, and the costs of cancellation or termination may be paid from --
(A) appropriations originally available for the performance of the contract concerned;
(B) appropriations currently available for procurement of the type of services concerned, and not otherwise obligated; or
(C) funds appropriated for those payments.
(Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2229, Pub. L. 108-386, § 3.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Effective Dates
Section 9 of Pub. L. 108-386, 118 Stat. 2228, the 2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act, provides that: "The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act."
(a) The Joint Committee shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia annual estimates of the expenditures and appropriations necessary for the maintenance and operations of the District of Columbia courts, and shall submit such estimates to Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget after submitting them to the Mayor and the Council. All such estimates shall be included in the budget without revision by the President but subject to the President's recommendations.
(b) The District of Columbia Courts may make such expenditures as may be necessary to execute efficiently the functions vested in the Courts.
(c) All expenditures of the Courts shall be allowed and paid upon presentation of itemized vouchers signed by the certifying officer designated by the Joint Committee. All such expenditures shall be paid out of moneys appropriated for purposes of the Courts.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 514, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, § 1(b)(92), 108 Stat. 713; Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 752, Pub. L. 105-33, § 11242(e)(1).)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1743.
1973 Ed., § 11-1743.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to the District of Columbia Council and to a Commissioner of the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 (D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act (D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made, in brackets, in this section.
Miscellaneous Notes
Authorization of Appropriations: For provisions regarding authorization of appropriations for District of Columbia Courts, see § 11241 of title XI of Pub. L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 751, the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997.
Section 6(b)(1) and (c)(1) of Pub. L. 105-274, 112 Stat. 2425, amended § 11241 of title XI of Pub. L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 751, the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997.
The Executive Officer shall be responsible for --
(1) collecting and compiling statistical information with respect to the volume and disposition of the work of the courts and the personnel of the courts;
(2) printing and the distribution of court rules;
(3) keeping the courts advised of pending legislative and executive actions relating to the courts;
(4) serving as the public information officer of the courts; and
(5) performing such other duties as may be assigned to the Executive Officer by the Joint Committee and the chief judges in their respective courts.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 514, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, § 1(b)(93), 108 Stat. 713.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1744.
1973 Ed., § 11-1744.
(a) The Executive Officer shall prepare and publish, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee, the annual report of the District of Columbia court system of the work of the courts and their operations during the preceding year together with any recommendations relating to the courts. The principal purpose of the annual report shall be to provide meaningful and objective information concerning the performance, progress, and problems of the District of Columbia courts. The report shall include narrative comments analyzing the significance of statistical data and shall show trends with regard to the work of such courts, current data on the age and type of pending cases, and methods of disposition of cases. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the respective chief judges from preparing and publishing any other reports as they may wish.
(b) The Executive Officer shall be responsible for maintaining and safeguarding the records of the courts. Except for those records required by law to be kept under court seal, the Executive Officer shall make the records available at all reasonable times to --
(1) the United States Department of Justice,
(2) the Mayor of the District of Columbia,
(3) the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, and
(4) such other agencies as the Joint Committee may specify.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 514, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, § 1(b)(94), 108 Stat. 713.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1745.
1973 Ed., § 11-1745.
The Executive Officer shall provide that, if any person filing any paper or document in a District of Columbia court requests a certification of such filing, a copy of such paper or document provided by such person shall be appropriately marked for such person to show the time and date of such filing and the identity of the individual with whom such paper or document was filed. Such certified copy shall be prima facie evidence in any proceeding that the original of such paper or document was filed as shown by the certification.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 515, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1746.
1973 Ed., § 11-1746.
The Executive Officer and court officers appointed by the Executive Officer may delegate to their subordinates authority and responsibility to perform the functions vested in them by law.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 515, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, § 1(b)(95), 108 Stat. 713.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 11-1747.
1973 Ed., § 11-1747.
Miscellaneous Notes
Revision of chapter: Pub. L. 99-650 revised this chapter effective 180 days from November 14, 1986. The revision retained subject matter, with amendments, set out in former §§ 11-1901, 11-1903, 11-1905 and 11-1906 in present §§ 11- 1906, 11-1911, 11-1912, and 11-1916. No detailed explanation of the change made by the 1986 Act has been attempted, but, where appropriate, historical citations to the former sections have been added to corresponding sections in the revised chapter.
