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Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Part I · Chapter 21 — General Provisions Applicable to Courts and Judges

§ 460. Application to other courts

Statutory text

(a)

Sections 452 through 459 and section 462 of this chapter shall also apply to the United States Court of Federal Claims, to each court created by Act of Congress in a territory which is invested with any jurisdiction of a district court of the United States, and to the judges thereof.

(b)

The official duty station of each judge referred to in subsection (a) which is not otherwise established by law shall be that place where the court holds regular sessions at or near which the judge performs a substantial portion of his judicial work, which is nearest the place where he maintains his actual abode in which he customarily lives.

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.

  1. Title 28, United States Code, section —

    Pub. L. 80–646 · 62 Stat. 869

    Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 460

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

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908

  2. Pub. L. 85–508 § 12(e) · 72 Stat. 339

    Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 460

    Pub. L. 85–508 struck out provisions which made sections 452 to 459 applicable to the District Court for the Territory of Alaska. See section 81A of this title which establishes a United States District Court for the State of Alaska

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 85–508 struck out provisions which made sections 452 to 459 applicable to the District Court for the Territory of Alaska. See section 81A of this title which establishes a United States District Court for the State of Alaska.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (e) The words “the District Court for the Territory of Alaska,” are stricken out wherever they appear in sections 333, 460, 610, 753, 1252, 1291, 1292, and 1346 of title 28, United States Code;

  3. Pub. L. 95–598 title II § 217(a) · 92 Stat. 2549

    Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 460

    Pub. L. 95–598 struck out “Alaska,” after “Application to” in section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 95–598 struck out “Alaska,” after “Application to” in section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) The heading for section 460 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by striking out “Alaska,”.

  4. Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982

    Pub. L. 97–164 title I § 115(b)(1) · 96 Stat. 25

    1. Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 460

      Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “Application to other courts” for “Application to Canal Zone, Guam and Virgin Islands” in section catchline

    2. Amended · 28 U.S.C. § 460

      Pub. L. 97–164 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    3. Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 460

      Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “Sections 452 through 459 and section 462 of this chapter shall also apply to the United States Claims Court, to each court created by Act of Congress in a territory which is invested with any jurisdiction of a district court of the United States, and to the judges thereof” for “Sections 452–459 of this chapter shall also apply to the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam and the District Court of the Virgin Islands and the judges thereof”

    4. Added · 28 U.S.C. § 460

      Pub. L. 97–164 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “Application to other courts” for “Application to Canal Zone, Guam and Virgin Islands” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “Sections 452 through 459 and section 462 of this chapter shall also apply to the United States Claims Court, to each court created by Act of Congress in a territory which is invested with any jurisdiction of a district court of the United States, and to the judges thereof” for “Sections 452–459 of this chapter shall also apply to the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam and the District Court of the Virgin Islands and the judges thereof”, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 460 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 460. Application to other courts “(a) Sections 452 through 459 and section 462 of this chapter Infra. shall also apply to the United States Claims Court, to each court created by Act of Congress in a territory which is invested with any jurisdiction of a district court of the United States, and to the judges thereof. “(b) The official duty station of each judge referred to in subsection (a) which is not otherwise established by law shall be that place where the court holds regular sessions at or near which the judge performs a substantial portion of his judicial work, which is nearest the place where he maintains his actual abode in which he customarily lives.”.

  5. Court of Federal Claims Technical and Procedural Improvements Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–572 title IX § 902(b)(1) · 106 Stat. 4506

    Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 460(a)

    Pub. L. 102–572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) the “United States Claims Court” shall be deemed to refer to the “United States Court of Federal Claims”; and

    Effective date note
    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.

7 of 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

This section was included to make clear that the provisions of this chapter are equally applicable in Alaska, the Canal Zone and the Virgin Islands in view of definitive section 451 of this title.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1951–1992 · 5 rounds

1992

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.

1982

Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “Application to other courts” for “Application to Canal Zone, Guam and Virgin Islands” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “Sections 452 through 459 and section 462 of this chapter shall also apply to the United States Claims Court, to each court created by Act of Congress in a territory which is invested with any jurisdiction of a district court of the United States, and to the judges thereof” for “Sections 452–459 of this chapter shall also apply to the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam and the District Court of the Virgin Islands and the judges thereof”, and added subsec. (b).

1978

Pub. L. 95–598 struck out “Alaska,” after “Application to” in section catchline.

1958

Pub. L. 85–508 struck out provisions which made sections 452 to 459 applicable to the District Court for the Territory of Alaska. See section 81A of this title which establishes a United States District Court for the State of Alaska.

1951

Act , inserted “, Guam” in section catchline, and inserted reference to the District Court of Guam in text.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–572 effective , see section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–164 effective , see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–598 effective , see section 402(d) of Pub. L. 95–598, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.

Effective Date of 1958 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 85–508 effective , upon admission of Alaska into the Union pursuant to Proc. No. 3269, , 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as required by sections 1 and 8(c) of Pub. L. 85–508, see notes set out under section 81A of this title and preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Credits

1948–1992 · 6 acts
  1. 1948June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908
  2. 1951Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 43(a), 65 Stat. 725
  3. 1958Pub. L. 85–508, § 12(e), , 72 Stat. 348
  4. 1978Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 217(a), , 92 Stat. 2661
  5. 1982Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 115(b)(1), , 96 Stat. 31
  6. 1992Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), , 106 Stat. 4516.
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 43(a), 65 Stat. 725; Pub. L. 85–508, § 12(e), , 72 Stat. 348; Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 217(a), , 92 Stat. 2661; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 115(b)(1), , 96 Stat. 31; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), , 106 Stat. 4516.)

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