Federal · Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

28 U.S.C. § 752: Law clerks and secretaries

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District judges may appoint necessary law clerks and secretaries subject to any limitation on the aggregate salaries of such employees which may be imposed by law. 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.

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