Title 28Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73

§872 Criers, bailiffs, and messengers

Title 28 › Part PART III— - COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE › § 872

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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Title 28, §872

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The Court of International Trade may appoint such criers as it may require for said court, which criers shall also perform the duties of bailiffs and messengers and such other duties as the court directs and shall be subject to removal by the court.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 872, acts
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 925;
May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 78, 63 Stat. 101; Sept. 9, 1959, Pub. L. 86–243, § 1, 73 Stat. 474; Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 501(18), 94 Stat. 1742, related to a marshal and deputy marshals, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–466, §§ 3(b)(1), 4, Oct. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 1191, effective 60 days after Oct. 14, 1986.

Amendments

1986—Pub. L. 99–466 renumbered section 873 of this title as this section. 1980—Pub. L. 96–417 redesignated the Customs Court as the Court of International Trade.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–417 effective Nov. 1, 1980, and applicable with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such date, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96–417, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.

Savings Provision

Enactment of section by Pub. L. 86–243 not to deprive Customs Court officers or employees of any rights, privileges, or civil service status, see section 4 of Pub. L. 86–243, set out as a note under section 871 of this title.

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28 U.S.C. § 872

Title 28Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

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Apr 6, 2026

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