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28 U.S.C. § 3 — Vacancy in office of Chief Justice; disability

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 50 words · no verdicts yet

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If the Chief Justice cannot do the job — because of disability or a vacancy in the office — the most senior associate justice who is able to serve takes over those powers and duties. That continues until the disability ends or a new Chief Justice is appointed and confirmed.

Whenever the Chief Justice is unable to perform the duties of the office, or the office of Chief Justice is vacant, the Chief Justice's powers and duties pass to the associate justice who is next in line by seniority and able to serve. That justice keeps those powers and duties until the disability ends or a new Chief Justice is appointed and properly confirmed.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Whenever the Chief Justice is unable to perform the duties of his office or the office is vacant, his powers and duties shall devolve upon the associate justice next in precedence who is able to act, until such disability is removed or another Chief Justice is appointed and duly qualified.

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

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  • 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 869

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.

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