FCCA Clerks Council

The Clerks’ Council of FCCA consists of all clerks who are members of the organization. The primary focus of the FCCA Clerks’ Council is to consider issues in the judiciary of concern to clerks of court and to propose economical and efficient solutions designed to improve the administration of justice. The current advisory structure of the Administrative Office provides clerks limited participation in the formulation of important policies and guidelines. The Clerks’ Council can provide significant input to the advisory groups and to the Administrative Office on important issues, while also improving communication between clerks, the advisory groups, and the Administrative Office.

The Clerks’ Council also works to provide meaningful professional development opportunities to clerks. This is accomplished by offering clerk-specific educational programs and by opening up opportunities for executive managers from the Administrative Office to speak at FCCA conferences about issues facing the Federal Judiciary.

The FCCA President appoints a chairperson for the Executive Board of the Clerks’ Council. The Chair then works to appoint clerks to the Executive Board who are members of FCCA and are willing to give their time and energy to the organization. The Executive Board members for 2009- 2010 are:

Michael Roemer, U.S. District Clerk, Western District of New York
John Brubaker, U.S. District Clerk, Middle District of North Carolina
David Maland, Chair, U.S. District Clerk, Eastern District of Texas
Laura Briggs, U.S. District Clerk, Southern District of Indiana
Jim Woodward, U.S. District Clerk, Eastern District of Missouri
Lance Wilson, Clerk/District Court Executive, District of Nevada
Tim O=Brien, U.S. District Clerk, District of Kansas
Bill McCool, U.S. District Clerk, Northern District of Florida
Betsy Paret, Circuit Executive, D.C. Circuit
Tina Potuto Kimble, Clerk, U.S. Court of International Trade
Robin Tabora, U.S. District Clerk, District of Connecticut
Karen Mitchell, U.S. District Clerk, Northern District of Texas (past chair)

The Executive Board meets quarterly via conference call. It administers programs, such as providing mentor clerks to new clerks of court. The Executive Board also approves expenditures of funds set aside in FCCA’s budget specifically for use by the Executive Board.

The Executive Board intends to continue to address critical issues on behalf of the Clerks’ Council. To that end, each of our Board members will be reaching out to their colleagues in their circuits and regions for input on issues.

If any FCCA member wishes to bring any issues to the attention of the Clerks’ Council or the Executive Board, please contact Dave Maland at (903) 590-1008 or via e-mail at david_maland@txed.uscourts.gov.