{"data":{"id":"us/28-u.s.c.-712","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 U.S.C. § 712","heading":"Law clerks and secretaries","body":"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.","path":["Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 47—COURTS OF APPEALS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc28@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:31Z","sha256":"a5695687edcb2544d5bbbfdde0f53d66980d2f3241cde226040233e22a90cdd2","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/28-u.s.c.-711","next":"us/28-u.s.c.-713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}