Administrative Office of the Trial Court

Chief Justice for Administration and Management Honorable Robert A. Mulligan

The Chief Justice for Administration and Management (CJAM) manages and administers the Trial Court of Massachusetts which consists of seven Trial Court Departments and also has direct supervisory authority over the Office of the Commissioner of Probation and the Office of the Jury Commissioner. The CJAM is also the statutory employer of the approximately 6,500 employees of the Trial Court who work in 130 locations across Massachusetts.         The Administrative Office of the Trial Court (AOTC) is made up of nine departments each managed by a Director who reports to the Chief of Staff. The AOTC is the office through which the Chief Justice both manages the Trial Court and provides services to it. This office works closely with the Trial Court Departments and Commissioners and with the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) and Appeals Court to enhance the administration of justice in the Commonwealth.   Executive Staff   Robert P. Panneton Chief of Staff Francis J. Carney, Jr., Ph.D. Executive Director Mary F. Rafferty Senior Staff Consultant Elizabeth Cerda Coordinator of Intergovernmental Relations   Court Capital and Facilities Management Michael J. Jordan Director Legal Daniel P. Sullivan, Esq. General Counsel/Director   Fiscal William J. Marchant Director Human Resources Mark Conlon Acting Director   Information Services Craig D. Burlingame Chief Information Officer Security Thomas J. Connolly Director   Judicial Institute Ellen M. O'Connor, Esq. Director of Judicial Education Support Services Timothy M. Linnehan, Esq. Acting Director