28 U.S.C. § 712

Law clerks and secretaries

Circuit judges may appoint necessary law clerks and secretaries. 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.

( June 25, 1948, ch. 646 , 62 Stat. 920 ; Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1003(a)(3) , Nov. 19, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4665 .)