Sec. 5. Office of Judicial Integrity

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There is established in the judicial branch of the Federal Government the Office of Judicial Integrity (in this section referred to as the OJI ). The head of the OJI shall be the Judicial Integrity Officer, who shall be appointed by the Commission, after consultation with the Judicial Conference of the United States. The Judicial Integrity Officer shall, by demonstrated ability, background, training, or experience, be especially qualified to carry out the functions of the position.

The Judicial Integrity Officer shall serve for a term of 4 years, and may be reappointed by the Commission, after public notice and opportunity to comment and consultation with the Judicial Conference of the United States, for an additional term. The Judicial Integrity Officer may be removed from office by a majority vote of the Judicial Conference of the United States, subject to the following: The removal of the Judicial Integrity Officer may only be initiated in the event of permanent incapacity, inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.

The Judicial Conference shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to both Houses of Congress and the Commission not later than 14 days after removal. The Judicial Integrity Officer shall, after consultation with the Commission, develop a staffing plan which shall include, at a minimum— 6 deputies; a Director of Workplace Relations for— each judicial circuit; the Court of International Trade; the Court of Federal Claims; each Federal Public Defender Organization described in section 3006A(g)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code; and each judicial branch agency not described in clauses

(i)through (iv); at least 2 employee dispute resolution coordinators for— each judicial district; each judicial circuit; the Court of International Trade; and the Court of Federal Claims; and a sufficient number of employee dispute resolution coordinators for every other judicial branch agency. The Commission shall develop and, after public notice and opportunity for comment, post the qualifications for the positions described in this subsection. With respect to the judicial branch of the Federal Government, the OJI shall, consistent with prevailing best practices, perform the following: Administer the following elements of the workplace misconduct prevention program under section 4(f): The comprehensive workplace misconduct policy. The nationwide, confidential reporting system. In consultation with the Federal Judicial Center, the comprehensive training program on workplace behavior and bystander intervention. The development of metrics for workplace misconduct response and prevention in supervisory employees’ performance reviews. The development and maintenance of an employee dispute resolution program. Regular public reporting of anonymized workplace misconduct complaints received and responsive action taken. Regular public reporting of the number of individuals who were interviewed for judicial clerkship positions and who were hired for such positions, disaggregated by circuit, by sex (including by sexual orientation and gender identity), by disability, and by the ethnic and the racial categories in the most recent decennial census (or similar categories). Provide offices and agencies employing covered employees with confidential advice and counseling regarding compliance with this Act (and the amendments made by this Act). Tracking complaints and investigations of workplace misconduct, as well as remedies for such workplace misconduct. Compile anonymized statistics on— the use of the confidential reporting system described in section 4(f)(2), including the number and type of contacts made with the OJI; the reason for such contacts; the number of covered employees who initiated proceedings with the OJI under this section and the result of such proceedings; and the number of covered employees who filed a claim, the basis for the claim, and the action taken on the claim. In carrying out the duties of the OJI, the Judicial Integrity Officer shall have the power to— make investigations and reports; obtain information or assistance from any Federal, State, or local governmental agency, or other entity, or unit thereof, including all information kept in the course of business by the Judicial Conference of the United States, the judicial council of any circuit, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, the United States Sentencing Commission, and a defender organization described in section 3006A(g) of title 18, United States Code; employ such officers and employees as the Judicial Integrity Officer determines appropriate, subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at daily rates not to exceed the equivalent rate for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; and to the extent and in such amounts as may be provided in advance by appropriations Acts— enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons; and make such payments as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the OJI. The Judicial Integrity Officer shall— make an annual report to the Commission, the Judicial Conference, the judicial council for each circuit, and to Congress relating to the activities of the OJI; and make prompt reports to the Commission, the Judicial Conference, the judicial council of a circuit, or Congress on matters that may require action by the Judicial Conference, the judicial council of the circuit, or Congress, respectively. If a report contains sensitive matter, the Judicial Integrity Officer may so indicate and the Commission, Judicial Conference, judicial council of a circuit, or Congress may receive that report in closed session.