---
kind: "unit"
title: "28"
title_heading: "Judiciary and Judicial Procedure"
key: "ptIII/ch57"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 57"
heading: "General Provisions Applicable to Court Officers and Employees"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/28/ptIII-ch57"
sections_count: 13
---

# Chapter 57 — General Provisions Applicable to Court Officers and Employees

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure › Part III — Court Officers and Employees

## Sections

- [§951. Oath of office of clerks and deputies](/usc/28/951.md)
- [§952. Repealed.](/usc/28/952.md)
- [§953. Administration of oaths and acknowledgments](/usc/28/953.md)
- [§954. Vacancy in clerk position; absence of clerk](/usc/28/954.md)
- [§955. Practice of law restricted](/usc/28/955.md)
- [§956. Powers and duties of clerks and deputies](/usc/28/956.md)
- [§957. Clerks ineligible for certain offices](/usc/28/957.md)
- [§958. Persons ineligible as receivers](/usc/28/958.md)
- [§959. Trustees and receivers suable; management; State laws](/usc/28/959.md)
- [§960. Tax liability](/usc/28/960.md)
- [§961. Office expenses of clerks](/usc/28/961.md)
- [§962. Repealed.](/usc/28/962.md)
- [§963. Courts defined](/usc/28/963.md)