that was mentioned last night, we had to say goodbye to the director of the administrative office, jim duff. he served the supreme court as an aide to chief justice warren burger and then as the administrative assistant to my predecessor, chief justice rehnquist, and most recently as the director of the administrative office. he has served with great distinction and will be greatly missed. i, in particular, will miss his wise counsel on an almost daily basis at the court. the supreme court, like the rest of the judiciary and the federal government, is facing increasingly difficult budget constraints. we at the court are finding ways to do more with less. under the recent budget agreement for fiscal year 2011, which began in october 2010, the court will operate under the same appropriation levels as the previous year. the judiciary will have a slight increase in funding to meet specific needs including the cost of defender services and jury fees. i very much appreciate the efforts of the judges and administration -- administrative support staff of the fourth circuit in running a very efficie

he haserd -- jim duff. he served as an aide to chief justice warren burger and now the counselor to my predecessor, chief justice rehnquist, and most recently as the director of the administrative office. jim has served with great distinction and will the minister. i, in particular, will miss his wise counsel on a daily basis. the supreme court, like the rest of the judiciary, and is facing increasingly difficult to budget constraints. we come at the court, are finding ways to do more with less. under the recent budget agreement for 2011, which began in october 2010, the court will operate under the same appropriations level of the previous year. the juciary will have a slight inease in funding to meet specific needs including the cost of defender services, security, and jury fees. i very much appreciate the judges and administrative support staff of the fourth circuit in running a very efficient court system in the face of an ever-increasing pocket. -- docket. i will work closely with the administrative off

he has served -- jim duff. he served as an aide to chief justice warren burger and now the counselor to my predecessor, chief justice rehnquist, and most recently as the director of the administrative office. jim has served with great distinction and will the minister. i, in particular, will miss his wise counsel on a daily basis. the supreme court, like the rest of the judiciary, and is facing increasingly difficult to budget constraints. we come at the court, are finding ways to do more with less. under the recent budget agreement for 2011, which began in october 2010, the court will operate under the same appropriations level of the previous year. the judiciary will have a slight increase in funding to meet specific needs including the cost of defender services, security, and jury fees. i very much appreciate the judges and administrative support staff of the fourth circuit in running a very efficient court system in the face of an ever-increasing pocket. -- docket. i will work closely with the administrative