Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§4 Precedence of Associate Justices
Title 28 › PART I — ORGANIZATION OF COURTS › CHAPTER 1 — SUPREME COURT › § 4
Summary
Associate justices are ranked by the date of their commission; older justices win ties.
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Title 28, §4
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Associate justices shall have precedence according to the seniority of their commissions. Justices whose commissions bear the same date shall have precedence according to seniority in age.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 322 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 216, 36 Stat. 1152). Minor changes in phraseology were made.
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28 U.S.C. § 4
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102