§ 454. Practice of law by justices and judges

Statutory text

Any justice or judge appointed under the authority of the United States who engages in the practice of law is guilty of a high misdemeanor.

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.

1948
Title 28, United States Code, section —
Pub. L. 80–646 · 62 Stat. 869
Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 454
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908.)

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Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 373 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 258, 36 Stat. 1161).

Changes in phraseology were made.

Credits

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908.)