28 U.S.C. § 626
Section 626 · Compensation of the Director and Deputy Director
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 33 court decisions — leading case 52 F. Supp. 3d 62 - Miller v. Gray (2014)
Most recently applied in Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Balt. Cnty. (September 2018)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The compensation of the Director of the Federal Judicial Center shall be the same as that of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and his appointment and salary shall not be subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in competitive service, or the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates: Provided, however, That any Director who is a justice or judge of the United States inactive or retired status shall serve without additional compensation. The compensation of the Deputy Director of the Federal Judicial Center shall be the same as that of the Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
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References in Text
The General Schedule, referred to in text, is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–702 inserted “and Deputy Director” in section catchline and inserted at end of text “The compensation of the Deputy Director of the Federal Judicial Center shall be the same as that of the Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.”
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Section 304(c) of Pub. L. 100–702 provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (b) [amending this section] shall be effective for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1988.”