Federal Judicial Center

The Federal Judicial Center is an administrative agency of the United States Courts. The Center was created by the act of the United States Congress on 20 December 1967 and assigned the responsibility of studying and improving the judicial administration in the federal courts. The Center is described as the "education and research agency for the federal courts."

The Federal Judicial Center's organization reflects its statutory mandates. The organization includes the Education Division, the Research Division, the Federal Judicial History Office, and the International Judicial Relations Office. In addition, the Center operates the Federal Judicial Television Network, a satellite broadcast network transmitting to federal court locations.