28 U.S.C. § 601 Creation; Director and Deputy Director

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 28 U.S.C. § 601

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall be maintained at the seat of government. It shall be supervised by a Director and a Deputy Director appointed and subject to removal by the Chief Justice of the United States, after consulting with the Judicial Conference. The Director and Deputy Director shall be deemed to be officers for purposes of title 5, United States Code.

Cite as 28 U.S.C. § 601

Source: June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 86-370, §5(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1959, 73 Stat. 652; Pub. L. 101-650, title III, §307, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5112; Pub. L. 104-317, title VI, §602, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3857.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on title 28, U.S.C. 1940 ed., §444 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §302 as added Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 501, §1, 53 Stat. 1223).

This section contains part of section 444 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed. The remainder of said section 444 is incorporated in sections 603, 606 and 608 of this title.

Changes were made in phraseology.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS

1996- Pub. L. 104-317 inserted at end "The Director and Deputy Director shall be deemed to be officers for purposes of title 5, United States Code."

1990- Pub. L. 101-650 substituted "Chief Justice of the United States, after consulting with the Judicial Conference" for "Supreme Court".

1959- Pub. L. 86-370 substituted "Deputy Director" for "Assistant Director".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1959 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 86-370 effective Sept. 23, 1959, see section 7(a) of Pub. L. 86-370.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE IN JUDICIAL BRANCH APPOINTMENTS

Pub. L. 105-339, §4(d), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3186, provided that:

"(1) IN GENERAL.-Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Judicial Conference of the United States shall prescribe procedures to provide for-

"(A) veterans' preference in the consideration of applicants for employment, and in the conduct of any reductions in force, within the judicial branch; and

"(B) redress for alleged violations of any rights provided for under subparagraph (A).

"(2) PROCEDURES.-Under the procedures, a preference eligible (as defined by section 2108 of title 5, United States Code) shall be afforded preferences in a manner and to the extent consistent with preferences afforded to preference eligibles in the executive branch.

"(3) EXCLUSIONS.-Nothing in the procedures shall apply with respect to an applicant or employee-