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28 U.S.C. § 136 — Chief judges; precedence of district judges
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**(a)**
(1) In any district having more than one district judge, the chief judge of the district shall be the district judge in regular active service who is senior in commission of those judges who—
(A) are sixty-four years of age or under;
(B) have served for one year or more as a district judge; and
(C) have not served previously as chief judge.
(2)
(A) In any case in which no district judge meets the qualifications of paragraph (1), the youngest district judge in regular active service who is sixty-five years of age or over and who has served as district judge for one year or more shall act as the chief judge.
(B) In any case under subparagraph (A) in which there is no district judge in regular active service who has served as a district judge for one year or more, the district judge in regular active service who is senior in commission and who has not served previously as chief judge shall act as the chief judge.
(3)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the chief judge of the district appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve for a term of seven years and shall serve after expiration of such term until another judge is eligible under paragraph (1) to serve as chief judge of the district.
(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a district judge acting as chief judge under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) shall serve until a judge has been appointed who meets the qualifications under paragraph (1).
(C) No district judge may serve or act as chief judge of the district after attaining the age of seventy years unless no other district judge is qualified to serve as chief judge of the district under paragraph (1) or is qualified to act as chief judge under paragraph (2).
**(b)** The chief judge shall have precedence and pres
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**(a)**
(1) In any district having more than one district judge, the chief judge of the district shall be the district judge in regular active service who is senior in commission of those judges who—
(A) are sixty-four years of age or under;
(B) have served for one year or more as a district judge; and
(C) have not served previously as chief judge.
(2)
(A) In any case in which no district judge meets the qualifications of paragraph (1), the youngest district judge in regular active service who is sixty-five years of age or over and who has served as district judge for one year or more shall act as the chief judge.
(B) In any case under subparagraph (A) in which there is no district judge in regular active service who has served as a district judge for one year or more, the district judge in regular active service who is senior in commission and who has not served previously as chief judge shall act as the chief judge.
(3)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the chief judge of the district appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve for a term of seven years and shall serve after expiration of such term until another judge is eligible under paragraph (1) to serve as chief judge of the district.
(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a district judge acting as chief judge under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) shall serve until a judge has been appointed who meets the qualifications under paragraph (1).
(C) No district judge may serve or act as chief judge of the district after attaining the age of seventy years unless no other district judge is qualified to serve as chief judge of the district under paragraph (1) or is qualified to act as chief judge under paragraph (2).
**(b)** The chief judge shall have precedence and preside at any session which he attends.Other district judges shall have precedence and preside according to the seniority of their commissions. Judges whose commissions bear the same date shall have precedence according to seniority in age.
**(c)** A judge whose commission extends over more than one district shall be junior to all district judges except in the district in which he resided at the time he entered upon the duties of his office.
**(d)** If the chief judge desires to be relieved of his duties as chief judge while retaining his active status as district judge, he may so certify to the Chief Justice of the United States, and thereafter, the chief judge of the district shall be such other district judge who is qualified to serve or act as chief judge under subsection (a).
**(e)** If a chief judge is temporarily unable to perform his duties as such, they shall be performed by the district judge in active service, present in the district and able and qualified to act, who is next in precedence.
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**(a)** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, circuit judges for the several circuits as follows: CircuitsNumber ofJudges District of Columbia11 First6 Second13 Third14 Fourth15 Fifth17 Sixth16 Seventh11 Eighth11 Ninth29 Tenth12 Eleventh12 Federal12.
**(b)** Circuit judges shall hold office during good behavior.
**(c)** Except in the District of Columbia, each circuit judge shall be a resident of the circuit for which appointed at the time of his appointment and thereafter while in active service. While in active service, each circuit judge of the Federal judicial circuit appointed after the effective date of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, and the chief judge of the Federal judicial circuit, whenever appointed, shall reside within fifty miles of the District of Columbia. In each circuit (other than the Federal judicial circuit) there shall be at least one circuit judge in regular active service appointed from the residents of each state 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. in that circuit.
**(d)** Each circuit judge shall receive a salary at an annual rate determined under section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 ([2 U.S.C. 351–361](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section351–361&num=0&edition=prelim)), as adjusted by [section 461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section461&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The District of Columbia constitutes one judicial district.
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**(a)** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, district judges for the several judicial districts, as follows: DistrictsJudges Alabama: Northern8 Middle3 Southern3 Alaska3 Arizona13 Arkansas: Eastern5 Western3 California: Northern14 Eastern6 Central28 Southern13 Colorado7 Connecticut8 Delaware4 District of Columbia15 Florida: Northern4 Middle15 Southern18 Georgia: Northern11 Middle4 Southern3 Hawaii4 Idaho2 Illinois: Northern22 Central4 Southern4 Indiana: Northern5 Southern5 Iowa: Northern2 Southern3 Kansas6 Kentucky: Eastern5 Western4 Eastern and Western1 Louisiana: Eastern12 Middle3 Western7 Maine3 Maryland10 Massachusetts13 Michigan: Eastern15 Western4 Minnesota7 Mississippi: Northern3 Southern6 Missouri: Eastern7 Western5 Eastern and Western2 Montana3 Nebraska3 Nevada7 New Hampshire3 New Jersey17 New Mexico7 New York: Northern5 Southern28 Eastern15 Western4 North Carolina: Eastern4 Middle4 Western5 North Dakota2 Ohio: Northern11 Southern8 Oklahoma: Northern3 Eastern1 Western6 Northern, Eastern, and Western1 Oregon6 Pennsylvania: Eastern22 Middle6 Western10 Puerto Rico7 Rhode Island3 South Carolina10 South Dakota3 Tennessee: Eastern5 Middle4 Western5 Texas: Northern12 Southern19 Eastern8 Western13 Utah5 Vermont2 Virginia: Eastern11 Western4 Washington: Eastern4 Western7 West Virginia: Northern3 Southern5 Wisconsin: Eastern5 Western2 Wyoming3.
**(b)**
(1) In any case in which a judge of the United States (other than a senior judge) assumes the duties of a full-time office of Federal judicial administration, the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an additional judge for the court on which such judge serves. If the judge who assumes the duties of such full-time office leaves that office an
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**(a)**
(1) A bankruptcy judge or a United States magistrate judge appointed under chapter 43 of this title, who has retired under the provisions of [section 377 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section377&num=0&edition=prelim) or under the applicable provisions of title 5 upon attaining the age and years of service requirements established in [section 371(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section371/c&num=0&edition=prelim), may agree to be recalled to serve under this section for a period of five years as a bankruptcy judge or magistrate judge, as the case may be, upon certification that substantial service is expected to be performed by such retired judge or magistrate judge during such 5-year period. With the agreement of the judge or magistrate judge involved, a certification under this subsection may be renewed for successive 5-year periods.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, a certification may be made, in the case of a bankruptcy judge or a United States magistrate,11 So in original. Probably should be “United States magistrate judge,”. by the judicial council of the circuit in which the official duty station of the judge or magistrate at the time of retirement was located.
(3) For purposes of this section, the term “bankruptcy judge” means a bankruptcy judge appointed under chapter 6 of this title or serving as a bankruptcy judge on March 31, 1984.
**(b)** A judge or magistrate judge recalled under this section may exercise all of the powers and duties of the office of judge or magistrate judge held at the time of retirement, including the ability to serve in any other judicial district to the extent applicable, but may not engage in the
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**(a)**
(1) The chief judge of the circuit shall be the circuit judge in regular active service who is senior in commission of those judges who—
(A) are sixty-four years of age or under;
(B) have served for one year or more as a circuit judge; and
(C) have not served previously as chief judge.
(2)
(A) In any case in which no circuit judge meets the qualifications of paragraph (1), the youngest circuit judge in regular active service who is sixty-five years of age or over and who has served as circuit judge for one year or more shall act as the chief judge.
(B) In any case under subparagraph (A) in which there is no circuit judge in regular active service who has served as a circuit judge for one year or more, the circuit judge in regular active service who is senior in commission and who has not served previously as chief judge shall act as the chief judge.
(3)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the chief judge of the circuit appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve for a term of seven years and shall serve after expiration of such term until another judge is eligible under paragraph (1) to serve as chief judge of the circuit.
(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a circuit judge acting as chief judge under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) shall serve until a judge has been appointed who meets the qualifications under paragraph (1).
(C) No circuit judge may serve or act as chief judge of the circuit after attaining the age of seventy years unless no other circuit judge is qualified to serve as chief judge of the circuit under paragraph (1) or is qualified to act as chief judge under paragraph (2).
**(b)** The chief judge shall have precedence and preside at any session of the court which he attends. Other circuit judge
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**(a)** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, sixteen judges who shall constitute a court of record known as the United States Court of Federal Claims. The court is declared to be a court established under article I of the Constitution of the United States.
**(b)** The President shall designate one of the judges of the Court of Federal Claims who is less than seventy years of age to serve as chief judge. The chief judge may continue to serve as such until he reaches the age of seventy years or until another judge is designated as chief judge by the President. After the designation of another judge to serve as chief judge, the former chief judge may continue to serve as a judge of the court for the balance of the term to which appointed.
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Each judge of a district court of the United States shall receive a salary at an annual rate determined under section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 ([2 U.S.C. 351–361](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section351–361&num=0&edition=prelim)), as adjusted by [section 461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section461&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The principal office of the United States Court of Federal Claims shall be in the District of Columbia, but the Court of Federal Claims may hold court at such times and in such places as it may fix by rule of court. The times and places of the sessions of the Court of Federal Claims shall be prescribed with a view to securing reasonable opportunity to citizens to appear before the Court of Federal Claims with as little inconvenience and expense to citizens as is practicable.
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**(a)** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, nine judges who shall constitute a court of record to be known as the United States Court of International Trade. Not more than five of such judges shall be from the same political party. The court is a court established under article III of the Constitution of the United States.
**(b)** The offices of the Court of International Trade shall be located in New York, New York.
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**(a)** The chief judge of the Court of International Trade, with the approval of the court, shall supervise the fiscal affairs and clerical force of the court; 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.
**(b)** The chief judge shall promulgate dockets.
**(c)** The chief judge, under rules of the court, may designate any judge or judges of the court to try any case and, when the circumstances so warrant, reassign the case to another judge or judges.
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