About Us
This website was developed and is maintained by the Public Access and Records
Management Division of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts,
which manages the electronic public access program for the Federal Judiciary.
The mission of the program is to facilitate and improve electronic public
access to court information at a reasonable cost, in accordance with
legislative and Judiciary policies, security requirements, and user demands.
The program office manages the development and maintenance of electronic public
access systems in the Judiciary and, through the PACER (Public Access to Court
Electronic Records) Service Center, provides centralized billing, registration,
and technical support services for the Judiciary and the public.
As mandated by Congress, the program is funded entirely through user fees set by the Judicial Conference. The fees are published in the Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule. The program generates fee revenue that is used to support ongoing program operations and the costs associated with the CM/ECF systems used by the federal courts throughout the country. Revenue is also used to finance other expenses related to electronic public access to the courts in areas such as courtroom technology and the Bankruptcy Noticing Center.
The program reached a milestone in fiscal year 2009 surpassing 1,000,000 user accounts. Besides court staff, users include members of the bar; city, state and federal employees; and the general public. In addition to collecting fees at the PACER Service Center, support staff field more than 150,000 help desk calls and respond to more than 50,000 support emails every year. These communications, if not handled by the PACER Service Center, would be directed to the courts.
Michel Ishakian
Chief, Public Access and Records Management Division
Ted Willmann
PACER Service Center Manager
For more information about the United States Courts see www.uscourts.gov.
As mandated by Congress, the program is funded entirely through user fees set by the Judicial Conference. The fees are published in the Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule. The program generates fee revenue that is used to support ongoing program operations and the costs associated with the CM/ECF systems used by the federal courts throughout the country. Revenue is also used to finance other expenses related to electronic public access to the courts in areas such as courtroom technology and the Bankruptcy Noticing Center.
The program reached a milestone in fiscal year 2009 surpassing 1,000,000 user accounts. Besides court staff, users include members of the bar; city, state and federal employees; and the general public. In addition to collecting fees at the PACER Service Center, support staff field more than 150,000 help desk calls and respond to more than 50,000 support emails every year. These communications, if not handled by the PACER Service Center, would be directed to the courts.
Michel Ishakian
Chief, Public Access and Records Management Division
Ted Willmann
PACER Service Center Manager
For more information about the United States Courts see www.uscourts.gov.