<P> The Chief Justice , as the highest judicial officer in the country , serves as a spokesperson for the federal government 's judicial branch , and acts as a chief administrative officer for the federal courts . The Chief Justice is also head of the Judicial Conference of the United States , and in that capacity appoints the director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts . By law , the Chief Justice is also a member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution , and by custom is elected chancellor of the board . </P>
<P> The Chief Justice , as the highest judicial officer in the country , serves as a spokesperson for the federal government 's judicial branch , and acts as a chief administrative officer for the federal courts . The Chief Justice is also head of the Judicial Conference of the United States , and in that capacity appoints the director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts . By law , the Chief Justice is also a member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution , and by custom is elected chancellor of the board . </P>
who is in charge of administering the supreme court
who is in charge of administering the supreme court
The Chief Justice
The Chief Justice