14 U.S.C. § 215 : US Code - Section 215: Rank of warrant officers

Search 14 U.S.C. § 215 : US Code - Section 215: Rank of warrant officers

(a) Among warrant officer grades, warrant officers of a higher
numerical designation are senior to warrant officer grades of a
lower numerical designation.
(b) Warrant officers shall take precedence in the grade to which
appointed in accordance with the dates of their commissions as
commissioned officers in the Coast Guard in such grade. Precedence
among warrant officers of the same grade who have the same date of
commission shall be determined by regulations prescribed by the
Secretary.