28 USC § 714 - Criers and messengers

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title: "28 USC § 714 - Criers and messengers"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "714"
section_name: "Criers and messengers"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "COURTS OF APPEALS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 120(c)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 33.)"
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# § 714. Criers and messengers

**(a)** Each court of appeals may appoint a crier who shall be subject to removal by the court.

**(b)** The crier, with the approval of the court, may appoint necessary messengers in such number as the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may approve. The crier may remove such messengers with the approval of the court. The crier shall also perform the duties of bailiff and messenger.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 120(c)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 33.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under .

### Applicability of This Section to Court of Appeals for District of Columbia During Continued Service of Marshal for Court in Office on Apr. 2, 1982

Subsec. (a) of this section not applicable to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia during the continued service as Marshal for such Court of any individual who was serving in such office under  as of , see , set out as a note under .