28 U.S.C. § 954
Vacancy in clerk position; absence of clerk
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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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.
Legislative history
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- Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1996House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally