§ 711. — Clerks and employees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC711]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART III--COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 47--COURTS OF APPEALS
Sec. 711. Clerks and employees
(a) Each court of appeals may appoint a clerk who shall be subject
to removal by the court.
(b) The clerk, with the approval of the court, may appoint necessary
deputies, clerical assistants and employees in such number as may be
approved by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts. Such deputies, clerical assistants and employees shall be
subject to removal by the clerk with the approval of the court.
(c) The clerk shall pay into the Treasury all fees, costs and other
moneys collected by him and make returns thereof to the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts under regulations
prescribed by him.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 920.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Secs. 221 and 222, 544 and 546
and District of Columbia Code, 1940 ed., Sec. 11-204 (Mar. 3, 1891, ch.
517, Sec. 2, 26 Stat. 826; Feb. 9, 1893, ch. 74, Sec. 4, 27 Stat. 435;
July 30, 1894, ch. 172, Sec. 1, 28 Stat. 160; June 6, 1900, ch. 791,
Sec. 1, 31 Stat. 639; Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, Sec. 224, 31 Stat. 1224;
June 30, 1902, ch. 1329, 32 Stat. 528; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, Secs. 124,
125, 36 Stat. 1132; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, 37 Stat. 412; Feb. 22, 1921,
ch. 70, Sec. 7, 41 Stat. 1144; June 1, 1922, ch. 204, title II, 42 Stat.
616; Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 265, 42 Stat. 1488; May 21, 1928, ch. 659, 45
Stat. 645).
This section consolidates section 546 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
with parts of sections 221, 222, and 544 of such title and a part of
section 11-204 of the District of Columbia Code, 1940 ed. Other
provisions of such sections are incorporated in sections 604, 713, 954,
956, 961, and 962 of this title. Some provisions of section 11-204 of
the District of Columbia Code, 1940 ed., were retained in that code.
(See reviser's note under section 604 of this title.)
Discrepancies between such section 11-204 of District of Columbia
Code, 1940 ed., and the more general provisions of title 28 were
eliminated by adopting the more general provisions.
Words ``Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts'' were substituted for ``Attorney General,'' in view of the act
of Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 501, Sec. 6, 53 Stat. 1226, 28 U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
following Sec. 446.
A provision that the returns should be filed annually was changed to
place the times of accounting within the discretion of the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, who has
supervision over such accounts. (See section 604 of this title.)
This section is in harmony with section 671 of this title as to
accounting similarly by the Clerk of the Supreme Court.
``Court of appeals'' was substituted for ``circuit court of
appeals'' to conform to section 43 of this title.
The provision that each clerk shall be removable by the court is
new. Section 222 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., provided that deputies
might be removed at the pleasure of the clerk, subject to the court's
approval, and there was no term of office specified for the clerk and no
provision for his removal.
The words ``and other necessary employees'' were added in subsection
(b) to supply an omission of existing law and to give statutory
authority for the appointment of necessary employees for which
compensation is annually appropriated.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 332 of this title.
