Title 28 of the United States Code

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Title 28 is the portion of the United States Code (federal statutory law) that governs the Federal Judicial System.

It is divided into 6 parts:

• Part I. Organization of Courts
• Part II. Department of Justice
• Part III. Court Officers and Employees
• Part IV. Jurisdiction and Venue
• Part V. Procedure
• Part VI. Particular Proceedings

[edit] Part I. Organization of Courts

• Chapter 1: Supreme Court

Includes provisions setting the number of justices at 9 and defining a quorum as any 6, setting the terms of court, and determining salaries

• Chapter 3: Courts of Appeals

Includes provisions relating to the composition of circuits, the creation, composition and terms of courts, and the selection and employment conditions of judges

• Chapter 5: District Courts

Describes for each state the layout of districts, divisions etc; describes the creation and composition of courts and the selection and employment conditions of judges; provides for replacement of judges in cases of bias or prejudice

• Chapter 6: Bankruptcy judges
• Chapter 7: United States Court of Federal Claims
• Chapter 9: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (repealed October 1, 1982)
• Chapter 11: Court of International Trade
• Chapter 13: Assignment of judges to other courts
• Chapter 15: Conferences and councils of judges
• Chapter 17: Resignation and retirement of justices and judges
• Chapter 19: Distribution of reports and digests
• Chapter 21: General provisions applicable to courts and judges
• Chapter 23: Civil justice expense and delay reduction plans

[edit] External links

• Text of Title 28 of the U.S. Code at Cornell's Legal Information Institute

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