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US Code · Through Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)

28 U.S.C. § 4: Precedence of associate justices

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  1. Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 1—SUPREME COURT

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.

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