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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>349965</law_id><section_number>17.1-201</section_number><catch_line>Appointment of deputies; their duties; how removed, etc</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>17.1-202</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="50" identifier="17.1">Courts of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="2">Clerks, Clerks' Offices and Records</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Clerk of Supreme Court</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Supreme <span class="dictionary">Court</span>, or any four of the justices thereof in vacation concurring in the appointment, may appoint one or more deputy clerks, who may discharge any of the official duties of the clerk during their <span class="dictionary">continuance</span> in office. Any deputy clerk may be removed from office by the <span class="dictionary">Court</span> or by any four of the justices thereof in vacation. Any such appointment or removal in vacation shall be in writing and shall be maintained with the records of the <span class="dictionary">Court</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 3379, &#xA7; 17-34; 1934, p. 427; 1938, p. 131; 1998, c. 872.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
