28 U.S.C. § 951
Oath of office of clerks and deputies
Each clerk of court and his deputies shall take the following oath or affirmation before entering upon their duties: “I, ___ ___, having been appointed ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will truly and faithfully enter and record all orders, decrees, judgments and proceedings of such court, and will faithfully and impartially discharge all other duties of my office according to the best of my abilities and understanding. So help me God.”
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1956–2024 · leading case: In Re: Ossie Trader, 322 F. App'x 203 (3rd Cir. 2009).
In Re: Ossie Trader, 322 F. App'x 203 (3rd Cir. 2009). “Trader seeks an order directing the Clerk to delete the docket entry, as well as an order prohibiting the Clerk from violating the Ex Post Facto Clause of the Constitution and 28 U.S.C. § 951 , the statute setting forth the oath of the office of clerks and deputies.”
Sibley v. MacAluso, 955 F. Supp. 2d 57 (D.D.C. 2013). “§ 2071 and/or 28 U.S.C. § 951 .” See id. ¶ 20 . “[T]he only acceptable remedy,” he insists, “is for the Court of Appeals Defendants to be publicly polled as to which is a true order of that Court.”
Frazier v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2021). “Frazier references 28 U.S.C. § 951 , which contains the oath of office for court clerks and deputies.”
United States ex rel. Somers v. Winscott, 238 F.2d 519 (7th Cir. 1956). “The gist of this action is that plaintiff expended costs and attorney’s fees in restoring case 51-C-1312 to the trial calendar which loss was brought about by defendant clerks’ breach of 28 U.S.C. § 951 , among other charges. Plaintiff’s appeal from a judgment below, entered…”
Religious Seasonal Decorations in Fed. Gov't Bldgs. (OLC 2021). “at 76 (oath for clerks of court, codified as amended at 28 U.S.C. § 951 ). The current oath of office for those “elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services,” including members of Congress but excluding the President, includes…”
Frazier v. United States (Fed. Cir. 2023). “Frazier alleged that the clerk of the district court violated 28 U.S.C. §§ 951 and 2403, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments when the clerk failed to “certify” the constitutional ques- tion from his notice to…”
Dixon v. Metro Nashville Police Dept. (M.D. Tenn. 2021). ““Motion to File 28 U.S.C. § 951 and Rule 60 B” (Doc. No. 21) In this motion, the plaintiff seeks to initiate a complaint and investigation against “Criminal Court Clerk, Commissioner, Attorney Chad Himan, Judge Blackburn, Metro Police Dept, Police Office David Elliotte, Attorney…”
Pollak v. Strong (D.N.M. 2024). “See 28 U.S.C. § 951 , Oath of office of clerks and deputies.”
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