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28 U.S.C. § 712 — Law clerks and secretaries
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Circuit judges may appoint necessary law clerks and secretaries. A law clerk appointed under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, unless specifically included by the appointing judge or by local rule of court.
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Circuit judges may appoint necessary law clerks and secretaries. A law clerk appointed under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, unless specifically included by the appointing judge or by local rule of court.
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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.
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**(a)** The Director shall be the administrative officer of the courts, and under the supervision and direction of the Judicial Conference of the United States, shall:
(1) Supervise all administrative matters relating to the offices of clerks and other clerical and administrative personnel of the courts;
(2) Examine the state of the dockets of the courts; secure information as to the courts’ need of assistance; prepare and transmit semiannually to the chief judges of the circuits, statistical data and reports as to the business of the courts;
(3) Submit to the annual meeting of the Judicial Conference of the United States, at least two weeks prior thereto, a report of the activities of the Administrative Office and the state of the business of the courts, together with the statistical data submitted to the chief judges of the circuits under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, and the Director’s recommendations, which report, data and recommendations shall be public documents.
(4) Submit to Congress and the Attorney General copies of the report, data and recommendations required by paragraph (a)(3) of this section;
(5) Fix the compensation of clerks of court, deputies, librarians, criers, messengers, law clerks, secretaries, stenographers, clerical assistants, and other employees of the courts whose compensation is not otherwise fixed by law, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, pay on behalf of Justices and judges of the United States appointed to hold office during good behavior, United States magistrate judges, bankruptcy judges appointed under chapter 6 of this title, judges of the District Court of Guam, judges of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, judges of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, bankruptcy judges and magistrate j
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**(a)** A court of the United States may order the issuance of a subpoena requiring the appearance as a witness before it, or before a person or body designated by it, of a national or resident of the United States who is in a foreign country, or requiring the production of a specified document or other thing by him, if the court finds that particular testimony or the production of the document or other thing by him is necessary in the interest of justice, and, in other than a criminal action or proceeding, if the court finds, in addition, that it is not possible to obtain his testimony in admissible form without his personal appearance or to obtain the production of the document or other thing in any other manner.
**(b)** The subpoena shall designate the time and place for the appearance or for the production of the document or other thing. Service of the subpoena and any order to show cause, rule, judgment, or decree authorized by this section or by [section 1784 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1784&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be effected in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to service of process on a person in a foreign country. The person serving the subpoena shall tender to the person to whom the subpoena is addressed his estimated necessary travel and attendance expenses, the amount of which shall be determined by the court and stated in the order directing the issuance of the subpoena.
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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
§ 712
Justice, may accept voluntary personal services
to assist with public and visitor programs.
(2) No person may volunteer personal services
under this subsection unless the person has first
agreed, in writing, to waive any claim against
the United States arising out of or in connection
with such services, other than a claim under
chapter 81 of title 5.
(3) No person volunteering personal services
under this subsection shall be considered an em-
ployee of the United States for any purpose
other than for purposes of—
(A) chapter 81 of title 5; or
(B) chapter 171 of this title.
(4) In the administration of this subsection,
the Counselor shall ensure that the acceptance
of personal services shall not result in the re-
duction of pay or displacement of any employee
of the Supreme Court.
(d) The Counselor, with the approval of the
Chief Justice, shall establish a retention and re-
cruitment program that is consistent with sec-
tion 908 of the Emergency Supplemental Act,
2002 (2 U.S.C. 1926) for Supreme Court Police of-
ficers and other critical employees who agree in
writing to remain employed with the Supreme
Court for a period of service of not less than two
years.
(Added Pub. L. 92–238, § 1, Mar. 1, 1972, 86 Stat. 46;
amended Pub. L. 105–233, § 1, Aug. 13, 1998, 112
Stat. 1535; Pub. L. 110–402, § 1(b)(3)(A), Oct. 13,
2008, 122 Stat. 4254; Pub. L. 117–328, div. E, title
III, § 307, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4672.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2022—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–328 added subsec. (d).
2008—Pub.
L.
110–402,
§ 1(b)(3)(A)(i),
substituted
‘‘Counselor’’ for ‘‘Administrative Assistant’’ in section
catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–402, § 1(b)(3)(A)(ii), substituted
‘‘a Counselor’’
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