Title 28Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73

§796 Reporting of court proceedings

Title 28 › Part PART III— - COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS › § 796

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

With the approval of the United States Court of Federal Claims, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts can hire contractors to report all open-court proceedings. The Director also sets the rules for how the reporting is done and how transcripts are given to the court and to other people, departments, and agencies.

Full Legal Text

Title 28, §796

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Subject to the approval of the United States Court of Federal Claims, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts is authorized to contract for the reporting of all proceedings had in open court, and in such contract to fix the terms and conditions under which such reporting services shall be performed, including the terms and conditions under which transcripts shall be supplied by the contractor to the court and to other persons, departments, and agencies.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1992—Pub. L. 102–572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”. 1982—Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “Subject to the approval of the United States Claims Court, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts” for “The Court of Claims”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.

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Citation

28 U.S.C. § 796

Title 28Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73