28 U.S.C. § 546 — Vacancies
submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-554 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 157 words · no verdicts yet
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Except as provided in subsection (b), the Attorney General may appoint a United States attorney for the district* in which the office of United States attorney is vacant.
The Attorney General shall not appoint as United States attorney a person to whose appointment by the President to that office the Senate refused to give advice and consent.
A person appointed as United States attorney under this section may serve until the earlier of—
the qualification of a United States attorney for such district appointed by the President under section 541 of this title; or
the expiration of 120 days after appointment by the Attorney General under this section.
If an appointment expires under subsection (c)(2), the district court* for such district may appoint a United States attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled. The order of appointment by the court shall be filed with the clerk of the court.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 618; amended Pub. L. 99–646, § 69, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3616; Pub. L. 109–177, title V, § 502, Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 246; Pub. L. 110–34, § 2, June 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 224.)
- 1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-554 · 80 Stat. 618
- 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-646 · 100 Stat. 3616
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-177 · 120 Stat. 246
- 2007Amended · Pub. L. 110-34 · 121 Stat. 224
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-554 on 1966-09-06.
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