§ 462. Court accommodations

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. 1982

   Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982

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

   Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 462

   Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 115(c)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 31

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 115(c)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 31

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Chapter 21 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 462. Court accommodations “(a) Sessions of courts of the United States (except the Supreme Court) shall be held only at places where the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts provides accommodations, or where suitable accommodations are furnished without cost to the judicial branch. “(b) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall provide accommodations, including chambers and courtrooms, only at places where regular sessions of court are authorized by law to be held, but only if the judicial council of the appropriate circuit has approved the accommodations as necessary. “(c) The limitations and restrictions contained in subsection (b) of this section shall not prevent the Director from furnishing chambers to circuit judges at places where Federal facilities are available when the judicial council of the circuit approves. “(d) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall provide permanent accommodations for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and for the United States Claims Court only at the District of Columbia. How-ever, each such court may hold regular and special sessions at other places utilizing the accommodations which the Director provides to other courts. “(e) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall provide accommodations for probation officers, pretrial service officers, and Federal Public Defender Organizations at such places as may be approved by the judicial council of the appropriate circuit. “(f) Upon the request of the Director, the Administrator of General Services is authorized and directed to provide the accommodations the Director requests, and to close accommodations which the Director recommends for closure with the approval of the Judicial (Conference of the United States.”.

2. 1988

   Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act

   Pub. L. 100–702 title X § 1015 · 102 Stat. 4642

   Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 462(c)

   Pub. L. 100–702 substituted “within the circuit other than where regular sessions of court are authorized by law to be held,” for “where Federal facilities are available”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–702 substituted “within the circuit other than where regular sessions of court are authorized by law to be held,” for “where Federal facilities are available”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1015. LOCATION OF CHAMBERS OF CIRCUIT JUDGES. Section 462(c) is amended by striking out “where Federal facilities are available” and inserting in lieu thereof “within the circuit other than where regular sessions of court are authorized by law to be held,”.

3. 1992

   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. § 462(d)

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

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). 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.

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