14 USC § 507 - Appointment of judges

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s507"
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title: "14 USC § 507 - Appointment of judges"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "507"
section_name: "Appointment of judges"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "FUNCTIONS AND POWERS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL POWERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 201(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2909, § 153; renumbered § 507, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4200.)"
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# § 507. Appointment of judges

section 866(a) of title 10

The Secretary may appoint civilian employees of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating as appellate military judges, available for assignment to the Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals as provided for in .

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 201(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2909, § 153; renumbered § 507, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4200.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 507 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.