James C. Duff

James C. Duff
Interim Dean of the
University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law
Assumed office
July 1, 2025
Preceded byPaul Salamanca (acting)
Director of Administrative Office of the United States Courts
In office
January 5, 2015 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byJohn D. Bates
Succeeded byRoslynn R. Mauskopf
In office
July 2006 – September 15, 2011
Preceded byLeonidas Ralph Mecham
Succeeded byThomas F. Hogan
Personal details
Born1953 (age 72–73)
EducationUniversity of Kentucky (BA)
University of Edinburgh
Georgetown University (JD)
ProfessionAttorney, administrator
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James C. Duff (born 1953) is the executive director of the Supreme Court Historical Society and interim dean of the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law.

He previously served as director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), from July 2006 to September 2011 and again from January 2015 to December 2020, each time being appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts.