# Classified Information Security Officer > [!note] Stub > This is a short entry that hasn't been fully written yet. The officer a federal court appoints to handle classified information in a criminal case — custody, storage, the secure facility, clearances for court personnel, and the mechanics of sealed and in camera filings. The position comes from § 2 of the Security Procedures prescribed under § 9 of the [[Classified Information Procedures Act]]. Those procedures were issued by the Chief Justice on **1 December 2010**, effective 15 January 2011, replacing the first set of 12 February 1981. The court makes the appointment, and the officer's duties run to the court. The appointment has a condition that is easy to miss. **Before the designation, the Department of Justice Security Officer must certify the person in writing.** Filed motions show the government moving for the designation, naming the individual and supplying the certification; the Congressional Research Service describes the officer as drawn from the Justice Department's Litigation Security Group. So the person who runs classified security for the court is vouched for by the department prosecuting the case — a point drawn out in [[How Classified Evidence Reaches a Criminal Trial]]. The same procedures reach court personnel but expressly not jurors, who are subject to no investigation and no clearance requirement. ## See also - [[Classified Information Procedures Act]] · [[How Classified Evidence Reaches a Criminal Trial]] - [[How a Security Clearance Is Granted and Revoked]] · [[How Information Is Classified and Declassified]] - [[United States District Courts]] · [[Judiciary Hub]]