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28 U.S.C. § 4

Precedence of associate justices

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 4, Precedence of associate justices, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/464772
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Associate justices shall have precedence according to the seniority of their commissions. Justices whose commissions bear the same date shall have precedence according to seniority in age.

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