Precedence of associate justices

  1. Law
  2. USC 28
  3. Judiciary And Judicial Procedure
  4. ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
  5. SUPREME COURT
  6. Precedence of associate justices

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§4. Precedence of associate justices

Associate justices shall have precedence according to the seniority of their commissions. Justices whose commissions bear the same date shall have precedence according to seniority in age.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 869 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §322 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §216, 36 Stat. 1152 ).

Minor changes in phraseology were made.


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