U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 18, 2025
§ 4.
Precedence of associate justices

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.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 869.)
cite as: 28 USC 4