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Leonidas Ralph Mecham (born , in Murray, Utah〔Statement of Sen. Hatch, ''Retirement of Leonidas Ralph Mecham'', Cong. Record., May 19, 2006, p. (S4794 )〕) is the former Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, having served in that position from 1985 to 2006. He was appointed to the position by United States Chief Justice Warren Burger in July 1985.〔 ==Biography== Ralph Mecham was born April 23, 1928, in Murray, Utah. He obtained his B.S. degree in political science from the University of Utah (1951); a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University (1963), and a master's degree (in public administration) from Harvard University.〔〔(Statement of Rep. John Conyers, Jr. ), Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, March 15, 2006〕〔(University of Utah Distinguished Alumni )〕 His initial government position was as a legislative assistant and administrative assistant to U.S. Senator Wallace F. Bennett, eventually becoming the Senator's chief of staff.〔 After that, he served as vice president of, and taught constitutional law at, the University of Utah. He returned to Washington, resuming government service as a special assistant to the United States Secretary of Commerce. He was named head of the Administrative Office on July 15, 1985.〔(''Director Mecham Marks Tenth Anniversary at AO'' ), ''The Third Branch'' (newsletter of the U.S. Federal Courts), June 1995〕 Mecham was the longest-serving Director of the Administrative Office, retiring after more than 20 years in April 2006.〔〔(Leonidas Ralph Mecham Papers (1949-2006) ), University of Utah Marriott Library Special Collections〕 One of the principles that Mecham spearheaded during his lengthy tenure was court budget and management decentralization,〔( ''"Mother May I" No Longer in Courts' Vocabulary'' ), ''The Third Branch'' (newsletter of the U.S. Federal Courts), February 2004〕 permitting individual courts to set their own local policies and spending priorities within broad national guidelines. Mecham's official papers are now housed at the University of Utah Marriott Library.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leonidas Ralph Mecham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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