§ 675. — Law clerks and secretaries.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC675]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART III--COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 45--SUPREME COURT
Sec. 675. Law clerks and secretaries
The Chief Justice of the United States, and the associate justices
of the Supreme Court may appoint law clerks and secretaries whose
salaries shall be fixed by the Court.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 919.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1926 ed., Sec. 328 (June 1, 1922, ch.
204, title II, 42 Stat. 614; Jan. 3, 1923, ch. 21, title II, 42 Stat.
1081; May 28, 1924, ch. 204, title II, 43 Stat. 218; Feb. 27, 1925, ch.
364, title II, 43 Stat. 1028).
Section is derived from Appropriation Acts for fiscal years cited in
the credits. It was omitted from the 1934 and 1940 editions of the U.S.
Code because it was considered to be probably of a temporary nature.
This section is consistent with other provisions authorizing the
appointment of similar personnel for circuit and district judges.
The 1942 appropriation act (July 2, 1942, ch. 472, title IV, 56
Stat. 501) made provision for ``all other officers and employees, whose
compensation shall be fixed by the Court, except as otherwise provided
by law and who may be assigned by the Chief Justice to any office or
work of the Court.''
The salary limitation of $3,600 was omitted and the Court authorized
to fix law clerks' salaries. Current appropriation acts provide that
salaries of the Court's officers and employees, except the clerk and
reporter, shall be fixed by the Court.
See section 711 et seq. and section 751 et seq., of this title,
relating to appointment of law clerks and secretaries to circuit and
district judges.
Changes were made in phraseology.
