# Sup. Ct. R. 1: Rule 1. Clerk

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R1

## Section

- **Citation:** Sup. Ct. R. 1
- **Heading:** Rule 1. Clerk
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States > Rule 1

## Text

1. The Clerk receives documents for fling with the Court and has authority to reject any submitted fling that does not comply with these Rules. 2. The Clerk maintains the Court’s records and will not permit any of them to be removed from the Court building except as authorized by the Court. Any document fled with the Clerk and made a part of the Court’s records may not thereafter be withdrawn from the offcial Court fles. After the conclusion of proceedings in this Court, original records and documents transmitted to this Court by any other court will be returned to the court from which they were received. 3. Unless the Court or the Chief Justice orders otherwise, the Clerk’s offce is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on federal legal holidays listed in 5 U. S. C. § 6103.

## Nearby sections

- [Sup. Ct. R. 1 Rule 1. Clerk](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R1.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 2 Rule 2. Library](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R2.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 3 Rule 3. Term](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R3.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 4 Rule 4. Sessions and Quorum](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R4.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 5 Rule 5. Admission to the Bar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R5.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 6 Rule 6. Argument Pro Hac Vice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R6.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 7 Rule 7. Prohibition Against Practice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R7.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 8 Rule 8. Disbarment and Disciplinary Action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R8.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 9 Rule 9. Appearance of Counsel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R9.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 10 Rule 10. Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R10.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 11 Rule 11. Certiorari to a United States Court of Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R11.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 12 Rule 12. Review on Certiorari: How Sought; Parties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R12.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 13 Rule 13. Review on Certiorari: Time for Petitioning](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R13.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 14 Rule 14. Content of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R14.md)

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