28 U.S.C. § 462 — Court accommodations

Page 162 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 462 salary or pay of any individual in legislative, execu- tive, or judicial branch in position equal to or above level V of the Executive Schedule, see section 101(e) of Pub. L. 97–276, as amended, set out as a note under sec- tion 5318 of Title 5, Government Organization and Em- ployees. 1981—Limitations on use of funds for fiscal year end- ing Sept. 30, 1982, appropriated by any Act to pay the salary or pay of any individual in legislative, execu- tive, or judicial branch in position equal to or above level V of the Executive Schedule, see sections 101(g) and 141 of Pub. L. 97–92, set out as a note under section 5318 of Title 5. 1980—Limitations on use of funds for fiscal year end- ing Sept. 30, 1981, appropriated by any Act to pay the salary or pay of any individual in legislative, execu- tive, or judicial branch in position equal to or above level V of the Executive Schedule, see section 101(c) of Pub. L. 96–536, as amended, set out as a note under sec- tion 5318 of Title 5. 1979—Applicability to funds appropriated by any Act for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1980, of limitation of sec- tion 304 of Pub. L. 95–391 on use of funds to pay the sal- ary or pay of any individual in legislative, executive, or judicial branch in position equal to or above level V of the Executive Schedule, see section 101 of Pub. L. 96–86, set out as a note under section 5318 of Title 5. 1978—Limitations on use of funds for fiscal year end- ing Sept. 30, 1979, appropriated by any Act to pay the salary or pay of any individual in legislative, execu- tive, or judicial branch in position equal or above level V of the Executive Schedule, see section 304 of Pub. L. 95–391 and section 613 of Pub. L. 95–429, set out as a note under section 5318 of Title 5. 1977 COMPARABILITY ADJUSTMENT NOT EFFECTIVE FOR JUSTICES, JUDGES, COMMISSIONERS, AND REFEREES Pub. L. 95–66, § 1(3), July 11, 1977, 91 Stat. 270, set out as a note under section 5318 of Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees, provided that the first ad- justment which, but for the enactment of Pub. L. 95–66, would have been made in the salary and rate of pay of justices, judges, commissioners, and referees under this section after July 11, 1977, would not take effect. § 462. Court accommodations (a) Sessions of courts of the United States (ex- cept the Supreme Court) shall be held only at places where the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts provides ac- commodations, or where suitable accommoda- tions are furnished without cost to the judicial branch. (b) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall provide accom- modations, including chambers and courtrooms, only at places where regular sessions of court are authorized by law to be held, but only if the judicial council of the appropriate circuit has approved the accommodations as necessary. (c) The limitations and restrictions contained in subsection (b) of this section shall not pre- vent the Director from furnishing chambers to circuit judges at places within the circuit other than where regular sessions of court are author- ized by law to be held, when the judicial council of the circuit approves. (d) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall provide perma- nent accommodations for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and for the United States Court of Federal Claims only at the District of Columbia. However, each such court may hold regular and special sessions at other places utilizing the accommodations which the Director provides to other courts. (e) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall provide accom- modations for probation officers, pretrial service officers, and Federal Public Defender Organiza- tions at such places as may be approved by the judicial council of the appropriate circuit. (f) Upon the request of the Director, the Ad- ministrator of General Services is authorized and directed to provide the accommodations the Director requests, and to close accommodations which the Director recommends for closure with the approval of the Judicial Conference of the United States. (Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 115(c)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 31; amended Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1015, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4669; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1992—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–572 substituted ‘‘United States Court of Federal Claims’’ for ‘‘United States Claims Court’’. 1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–702 substituted ‘‘within the circuit other than where regular sessions of court are authorized by law to be held,’’ for ‘‘where Federal facilities are available’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 102–572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 171 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amend- ment note under section 171 of this title. § 463. Expenses of litigation Whenever a Chief Justice, justice, judge, offi- cer, or employee of any United States court is sued in his official capacity, or is otherwise re- quired to defend acts taken or omissions made in his official capacity, and the services of an at- torney for the Government are not reasonably available pursuant to chapter 31 of this title, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may pay the costs of his defense. The Director shall prescribe regulations for such payments subject to the approval of the Judicial Conference of the United States. (Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 116(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 32.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amend- ment note under section 171 of this title. CHAPTER 23—CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PLANS Sec. 471. Requirement for a district court civil justice expense and delay reduction plan. 472. Development and implementation of a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan. 473. Content of civil justice expense and delay re- duction plans.