The Clerks of the Court of Justice are public officials who constitute a single, national, Higher Legal Body, at the service of the Administration of Justice, dependent on the Ministry of Justice, and who exercise their functions as an authority, holding the direction of the Court Office. Who are they? Article 440 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary states that: "The Clerks of the Court of Justice are public officials who constitute a single, national, Higher Legal Body, at the service of the Administration of Justice, dependent on the Ministry of Justice, and who exercise their functions as an authority, holding the direction of the Court Office." Functions The Clerks of the Court of Justice, called Court Clerks until October 1, 2015, are the custodians of judicial public faith in order to guarantee the veracity of judicial actions, playing a fundamental role in the Administration of Justice within the Court Office. They also perform procedural functions, issuing Decrees and Ordering Procedures in the various procedures, directing the technical and procedural aspects of the staff of the Court Office, organizing their activity and issuing the orders and instructions that they deem pertinent in the exercise of this function. At the top of the organization of the Corps are the Secretary General of the Administration of Justice, the Secretaries of Government in the Autonomous Communities and the Provincial Coordinating Secretaries. Regulation Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, of the Judiciary. Book V, Title II, Chapter I, II, III and IV. (Articles 440-469 bis) Royal Decree 1608/2005, of December 30, approving the Organic Regulations of the Corps of Court Clerks Source: Ministry of Justice.