Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part I · Chapter 13 — Assignment of Judges to Other Courts
§ 295. Conditions upon designation and assignment
Statutory text
No designation and assignment of a circuit or district judge in active service shall be made without the consent of the chief judge or judicial council of the circuit from which the judge is to be designated and assigned. No designation and assignment of a judge of any other court of the United States in active service shall be made without the consent of the chief judge of such court.
All designations and assignments of justices and judges shall be filed with the clerks and entered on the minutes of the courts from and to which made.
The Chief Justice of the United States, a circuit justice or a chief judge of a circuit may make new designation and assignments in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and may revoke those previously made by him.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Title 28, United States Code, section —
Pub. L. 80–646 · 62 Stat. 869
Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 295
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 901
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 901Pub. L. 85–755 § 6 · 72 Stat. 848
Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 295
Pub. L. 85–755 substituted “of any other court of the United States” for “of the Customs Court” in first par
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 85–755 substituted “of any other court of the United States” for “of the Customs Court” in first par.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 6. The first paragraph of section 295 of title 28 of the United States Code, as amended, is amended to read as follows: “No designation and assignment of a circuit or district judge in active service shall be made without the consent of the chief judge or judicial council of the circuit from which the judge is to be designated and assigned. No designation and assignment of a judge of any other court of the United States in active service shall be made without the consent of the chief judge of such court.”Pub. L. 95–598 title II § 207 · 92 Stat. 2549
Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 295
Pub. L. 95–598 directed the amendment of section by substituting “district, or bankruptcy” for “or district”, which amendment did not become effective pursuant to section 402(b) of Pub. L. 95–598, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 95–598 directed the amendment of section by substituting “district, or bankruptcy” for “or district”, which amendment did not become effective pursuant to section 402(b) of Pub. L. 95–598, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 207. Section 295 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by striking out “or district” and inserting in lieu thereof “district, or bankruptcy”.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 17, 20 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §§ 13, 16, 36 Stat. 1089; Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 306, § 3, 42 Stat. 839; Aug. 24, 1937, ch. 754, § 4, 50 Stat. 753; Dec. 29, 1942, ch. 835, §§ 1, 4, 56 Stat. 1094, 1095).
This section consolidates and simplifies provisions of sections 17 and 20 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., relating to conditions upon designation and assignment as well as those applicable to filing, revoking and making new designations.
Other provisions of section 17 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., are incorporated in section 291, 292, and 296 of this title.
The reference in said section 20 to senior Associate Judge was omitted. (See Reviser’s Note under section 291 of this title.)
The terms “chief judge” and “chief judge of a circuit” were substituted for “senior circuit judge”. (See Reviser’s Note under section 136 of this title.)
The alternative provision for approval by the judicial council of the circuit was inserted to conform with section 332 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1954–1978 · 4 rounds
1978
Pub. L. 95–598 directed the amendment of section by substituting “district, or bankruptcy” for “or district”, which amendment did not become effective pursuant to section 402(b) of Pub. L. 95–598, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.
1958
Pub. L. 85–755 substituted “of any other court of the United States” for “of the Customs Court” in first par.
1956
Act , provided that no designation and assignment of a judge of the Customs Court in active service shall be made without the consent of the chief judge of the court.
1954
Act , made it clear that the section applies only to the assignment of circuit and district judges in active service.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Jurisdiction of United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Amendment by Pub. L. 85–755 not limiting or altering the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals [now United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit], see section 7 of Pub. L. 85–755, set out as a note under section 291 of this title.
Limitation or Alteration of Jurisdiction
Amendment by act , not to be construed as limiting or altering the jurisdiction heretofore conferred upon the Customs Court [now United States Court of International Trade], see section 4 of act , set out as a note under section 251 of this title.
Credits
1948–1978 · 5 acts
- 1948June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 901
- 1954Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 39(d), 68 Stat. 1240
- 1956July 14, 1956, ch. 589, § 3(b), 70 Stat. 532
- 1958Pub. L. 85–755, § 6, , 72 Stat. 850
- 1978Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 207, , 92 Stat. 2660.
Show as published
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 901; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 39(d), 68 Stat. 1240; July 14, 1956, ch. 589, § 3(b), 70 Stat. 532; Pub. L. 85–755, § 6, , 72 Stat. 850; Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 207, , 92 Stat. 2660.)