§ 674. — Librarian.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC674]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART III--COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 45--SUPREME COURT
Sec. 674. Librarian
(a) The Supreme Court may appoint a librarian, whose salary it shall
fix, and who shall be subject to removal by the Court.
(b) The librarian shall, with the approval of the Chief Justice,
appoint necessary assistants and fix their compensation and make rules
governing the use of the library.
(c) He shall select and acquire by purchase, gift, bequest, or
exchange, such books, pamphlets, periodicals, microfilm and other
processed copy as may be required by the Court for its official use and
for the reasonable needs of its bar.
(d) The librarian shall certify to the marshal for payment vouchers
covering expenditures for the purchase of such books and other material,
and for binding, rebinding and repairing the same.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 919; Pub. L. 92-310, title II,
Sec. 206(d), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 203.)
Historical and Revision Notes
This section gives statutory recognition to the office of librarian.
For many years the Court has appointed its librarian directly through
the Chief Justice, rather than through the marshal. Other members of the
library staff are appointed by the librarian, with the approval of the
Chief Justice.
Under this section the marshal will not be required to certify to
expenditures for some 2,000 books bought for the library each year but
this will be the duty of the librarian.
Amendments
1972--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 92-310 struck out sentence which required
the librarian to furnish a bond.
