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Executive Order 13300: Facilitating the Administration of Justice in the Federal Courts

President: George W. Bush

Delegated and clarified executive functions needed to administer federal-court facilities, services and related justice programs.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13300 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13300 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13300 do?

The order assigned these duties: Department of Justice, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and affected executive agencies — Delegated and clarified executive functions needed to administer federal-court facilities, services and related justice programs.

Checked the judicial-administration directives against the order text. The guide distinguishes interagency facilitation from control over federal courts, judges or case outcomes.

Administration position: The order’s policy rationale is described in its text and administration records. Implementation and legal observations below are based on the cited official sources.
SignedMay 9, 2003
IssuerPresident George W. Bush
Lead agencies or officialsDepartment of Justice, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and affected executive agencies
Express timingImmediate; administrative functions performed on an ongoing basis

Before and after

Before the order

Federal-court administration depended on a mix of statutory delegations and older executive orders that needed conforming clarification.

After the order

Agencies used the clarified assignments for facilities, security and administrative coordination while the judiciary retained its constitutional and statutory independence.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Department of Justice, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and affected executive agenciesDelegated and clarified executive functions needed to administer federal-court facilities, services and related justice programs.Immediate; administrative functions performed on an ongoing basis

What happened next

EO 13300 signed.

2003 onward — Agencies implemented the clarified administrative assignments; later orders and statutes modified individual delegations.

Reviewed court position

Court status

See the court documents in Sources by type.