§ 712.
Circuit judges may appoint necessary law clerks and secretaries. A law clerk appointed under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, unless specifically included by the appointing judge or by local rule of court.
([June 25, 1948, ch. 646], [62 Stat. 920]; [Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1003(a)(3)], Nov. 19, 1988, [102 Stat. 4665].)