{"data":{"id":"us/28-u.s.c.-954","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 U.S.C. § 954","heading":"Vacancy in clerk position; absence of clerk","body":"When the office of clerk is vacant, the deputy clerks shall perform the duties of the clerk in the name of the last person who held that office. When the clerk is incapacitated, absent, or otherwise unavailable to perform official duties, the deputy clerks shall perform the duties of the clerk in the name of the clerk. The court may designate a deputy clerk to act temporarily as clerk of the court in his or her own name.","path":["Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 57—GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"],"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":"f0b5dc8cc467197f50a2945bf642d498eec2a9ba5fed8a83fd9e2cc01cb8c735","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/28-u.s.c.-953","next":"us/28-u.s.c.-955"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}