Administrative Office of the Courts
The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) provides support to the Tennessee Supreme Court and the entire state court system. The director, appointed by the Supreme Court, is administrative officer for the courts and oversees the AOC.
Duties of the office include:
- Preparing the court system’s annual budget;
- Providing judicial education;
- Providing computers, other equipment, training, and technical support for judges and other court personnel;
- Assisting judges with case assignments;
- Administering payroll accounts for the court system;
- Conducting orientation for new judges and staff members;
- Administering the official state criminal court reporters system;
- Providing assistance to judicial committees;
- Compiling court data; and
- Managing and disbursing funds to court-appointed attorneys representing indigents.
News
May 1, 2012
The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts was recently recognized with numerous awards from the Consortium for Language Access in the Courts. The consortium seeks to promote equal access to...
March 20, 2012
In 2000, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted Public Chapter 889, known as the Tennessee Parenting Plan Law which provides for funding to be distributed by the Administrative Office of the Courts “...
March 20, 2012
The Victim Offender Reconciliation Program of Tennessee (VORP) was sanctioned by the legislature in 1993. Pursuant to this legislation, the Administrative Office of the Courts has grant funds...
March 1, 2012
Nashville – The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission has released its formal evaluations today for Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judges Jeffrey S. Bivins and Roger A. Page, who stand for...
February 21, 2012
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts is pleased to announce Casey Mahoney as the new Public Information Officer (PIO).
“I’m excited to have Casey onboard,” said...
October 25, 2011
Chief Justice Cornelia A. Clark swore in five new members of the Judicial Nominating Commission prior to their public hearing in Franklin, Tenn., last week.The Judicial Nominating Commission is the...
August 15, 2011
The 2011-2012 Criminal Justice Handbook is now available. The Administrative Office of the Courts will begin shipping pre-ordered handbooks on the week of August 15. Click here to for ordering...
Contact
Administrative Office of the Courts
511 Union Street
Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 741-2687
(800)-448-7970
Fax: (615) 741-6285
Administrative Director
Elizabeth A. "Libby" Sykes was appointed Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts in October 2006 by the Tennessee Supreme Court, and has worked for the citizens of Tennessee for more than 20 years.
A career state employee, she began her employment with the Sentencing Commission as a Staff Attorney in 1986. She transferred to the Department of Correction in 1989, and then went to the Department of Health in 1992. She was hired as Executive Director of the Sentencing Commission in 1993 where she played an integral part in rewriting the sentencing guidelines for the citizens of Tennessee.
In 1995, she began her employment with the Administrative Office of the Courts. She became Deputy Director in 1999. In her current role as Director, Libby supervises six divisions with more than 80 employees. Libby serves as a member of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement Board, Tennessee Judicial Council, Information Systems Council, Supreme Court Building Commission and the Law Library Commission.
Libby graduated from Austin Peay State University in 1975 and received her juris doctorate from the University of Memphis in 1982. She is married to Tommy Murphy.