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title: "28 U.S.C. § 872"
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title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
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chapter_name: "COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE"
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# 28 U.S.C. § 872 - Criers, bailiffs, and messengers
## Text
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.
(Added Pub. L. 86243, § 1, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 474, § 873; amended Pub. L. 96417, title V, § 501(19), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1742; renumbered § 872, Pub. L. 99466, § 3(b)(2), Oct. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 1191.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA 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. 86243, § 1, 73 Stat. 474; Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96417, title V, § 501(18), 94 Stat. 1742, related to a marshal and deputy marshals, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99466, §§ 3(b)(1), 4, Oct. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 1191, effective 60 days after Oct. 14, 1986.
Amendments1986—Pub. L. 99466 renumbered section 873 of this title as this section. 1980—Pub. L. 96417 redesignated the Customs Court as the Court of International Trade.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96417 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. 96417, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.
Savings ProvisionEnactment of section by Pub. L. 86243 not to deprive Customs Court officers or employees of any rights, privileges, or civil service status, see section 4 of Pub. L. 86243, set out as a note under section 871 of this title.