Public Law 85–593

That subsection (a)

Judges.

62 Stat. 871.

of section 45 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows:

“(a)“(a)

The circuit judge in regular active service who is senior in

Circuit judges.

commission and under seventy years of age shall be the chief judge of the circuit. If all the circuit judges in regular active service are seventy years of age or older the youngest shall act as chief judge until a judge has been appointed and qualified who is under seventy years of age, but a judge may not act as chief judge until he has served as a circuit judge for one year.”

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Sec. 2.

Subsection (a) of section 136 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows:

62 Stat. 897.

District judges.

“(a)“(a)

In each district having more than one judge the district judge in regular active service who is senior in commission and under seventy years of age shall be the chief judge of the district court. If all the district judges in regular active service are seventy years of age or older the youngest shall act as chief judge until a judge has been appointed and qualified who is under seventy years of age, but a judge may not act as chief judge until he has served as a district judge for one year.”

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Sec. 3.

The amendments to sections 45 and 136 of title 28 of the

Effective date

United States Code made by this Act shall take effect at the expiration of one year from the date of enactment of this Act, except that the amendment made by section 136 shall not be effective with respect to any district having two judges in regular active service so long as the district judge holding the position of chief judge of any such district on such date of enactment continues to hold such position.