A United States marshal or deputy marshal may not practice law in any court of the United States.
Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c)80 Stat. 621Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7608(a)(2)(B)102 Stat. 4514(Added , , , § 575; renumbered § 568, , , .)
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The words “may not” are substituted for “shall not”.
Act1948
Prior section 556.—Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 23136 Stat. 1164Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 395 and 396 (, §§ 273, 274, ).
section 955 of this titleSection consolidates parts of sections 395 and 396 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed. Similar provisions in said sections, relating to clerks, are incorporated in .
section 395 of title 28The revised section substitutes, as simpler and more appropriate, the prohibition against practice of law “in any court of the United States” for the more involved language of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., which provided that no clerks or marshals, deputies, or assistants within the district for which appointed “shall act as solicitor, proctor, attorney or counsel, in any cause depending in any of said courts, or in any district for which he is acting as such officer.”
section 396 of title 28section 541 of this titleProvisions of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., for striking the name of an offender from the roll of attorneys and for recommendation of dismissal, were omitted as unnecessary and as covered by .
Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(c)80 Stat. 620Pub. L. 100–690, § 7608(a)(1)A prior section 568, added , , , related to availability of appropriations for transfer of prisoners to narcotic farms, prior to repeal by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 100–690section 575 of this title1988— renumbered as this section.