United States Court of Appeals
for the
 Fifth Circuit
Honorable Jennifer W. Elrod, Chief Judge



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Workplace Relations

       Circuit Director of Workplace Relations:
       Rebecca Coman
       Address:
       Office of the Circuit Executive
     Fifth Circuit
     John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building
     600 Camp Street
     New Orleans, LA 70130

       Telephone number:
       (504) 310-7785


Email: 
rebecca_coman@ca5.uscourts.gov 


Website:

https://cdwr.ca5.uscourts.gov/

 

Hours:
Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.

The Circuit Director of Workplace Relations provides confidential and impartial assistance to judges and judiciary employees on workplace conduct matters, serves as the primary expert on resolving internal employment disputes and related workplace conduct issues throughout the Fifth Circuit, and assists with the revision and implementation of all court EDR Plans and related policies. 

 

 

Your Employee Rights and How to Report Wrongful Conduct

 

Fifth Circuit EDR Plan

Fifth Circuit FPDO EDR Plan

Judicial Conduct and Disability Act

Fifth Circuit Judicial Council Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Proceedings

Judicial Conduct and Disability Complaint Form

 

 


 

EDR Coordinators for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

and Federal Public Defenders Offices

 


Kate Padbury

504-310-7784

kate_padbury@ca5.uscourts.gov

 

Maura Doherty

504-589-7953

maura_doherty@fd.org

 

Heather Pou

504-310-8472

heather_pou@ca5.uscourts.gov


Jamei Schaeffer

504-310-8098

jamei_schaeff@ca5.uscourts.gov


Circuit Director of Workplace Relations

Rebecca Coman

504-310-7785

rebecca_coman@ca5.uscourts.gov

 

 

National Office of Judicial Integrity

Michael Henry, Judicial Integrity Officer

202-502-1603

AO_OJI@ao.uscourts.gov

 

 

EDR Coordinators, the Director of Workplace Relations, and the Office of Judicial Integrity are resources for current and former employees of the federal courts and Federal Public Defender Offices in the Fifth Circuit, as well as applicants for employment who have been interviewed. 

 

If you are a member of the public and have a concern about judicial conduct or disability, please click here. 

 

If you are a litigant in the Fifth Circuit  Court of Appeals and have a question about your case, please contact the Clerk’s Office. 

Please send questions or comments to Webmaster_ca5@ca5.uscourts.gov.
 
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