Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Every section of Title 28 of the United States Code, judiciary and judicial procedure — 804 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 28 U.S.C. § 1 — Number of justices; quorum
• 28 U.S.C. § 2 — Terms of court
• 28 U.S.C. § 3 — Vacancy in office of Chief Justice; disability
• 28 U.S.C. § 4 — Precedence of associate justices
• 28 U.S.C. § 5 — Salaries of justices
• 28 U.S.C. § 6 — Records of former court of appeals
• 28 U.S.C. § 41 — Number and composition of circuits
• 28 U.S.C. § 42 — Allotment of Supreme Court justices to circuits
• 28 U.S.C. § 43 — Creation and composition of courts
• 28 U.S.C. § 44 — Appointment, tenure, residence and salary of circuit judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 45 — Chief judges; precedence of judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 46 — Assignment of judges; panels; hearings; quorum
• 28 U.S.C. § 47 — Disqualification of trial judge to hear appeal
• 28 U.S.C. § 48 — Terms of court
• 28 U.S.C. § 49 — Assignment of judges to division to appoint independent counsels
• 28 U.S.C. § 81 — Alabama
• 28 U.S.C. § 81A — Alaska
• 28 U.S.C. § 82 — Arizona
• 28 U.S.C. § 83 — Arkansas
• 28 U.S.C. § 84 — California
• 28 U.S.C. § 85 — Colorado
• 28 U.S.C. § 86 — Connecticut
• 28 U.S.C. § 87 — Delaware
• 28 U.S.C. § 88 — District of Columbia
• 28 U.S.C. § 89 — Florida
• 28 U.S.C. § 90 — Georgia
• 28 U.S.C. § 91 — Hawaii
• 28 U.S.C. § 92 — Idaho
• 28 U.S.C. § 93 — Illinois
• 28 U.S.C. § 94 — Indiana
• 28 U.S.C. § 95 — Iowa
• 28 U.S.C. § 96 — Kansas
• 28 U.S.C. § 97 — Kentucky
• 28 U.S.C. § 98 — Louisiana
• 28 U.S.C. § 99 — Maine
• 28 U.S.C. § 100 — Maryland
• 28 U.S.C. § 101 — Massachusetts
• 28 U.S.C. § 102 — Michigan
• 28 U.S.C. § 103 — Minnesota
• 28 U.S.C. § 104 — Mississippi
• 28 U.S.C. § 105 — Missouri
• 28 U.S.C. § 106 — Montana
• 28 U.S.C. § 107 — Nebraska
• 28 U.S.C. § 108 — Nevada
• 28 U.S.C. § 109 — New Hampshire
• 28 U.S.C. § 110 — New Jersey
• 28 U.S.C. § 111 — New Mexico
• 28 U.S.C. § 112 — New York
• 28 U.S.C. § 113 — North Carolina
• 28 U.S.C. § 114 — North Dakota
• 28 U.S.C. § 115 — Ohio
• 28 U.S.C. § 116 — Oklahoma
• 28 U.S.C. § 117 — Oregon
• 28 U.S.C. § 118 — Pennsylvania
• 28 U.S.C. § 119 — Puerto Rico
• 28 U.S.C. § 120 — Rhode Island
• 28 U.S.C. § 121 — South Carolina
• 28 U.S.C. § 122 — South Dakota
• 28 U.S.C. § 123 — Tennessee
• 28 U.S.C. § 124 — Texas
• 28 U.S.C. § 125 — Utah
• 28 U.S.C. § 126 — Vermont
• 28 U.S.C. § 127 — Virginia
• 28 U.S.C. § 128 — Washington
• 28 U.S.C. § 129 — West Virginia
• 28 U.S.C. § 130 — Wisconsin
• 28 U.S.C. § 131 — Wyoming
• 28 U.S.C. § 132 — Creation and composition of district courts
• 28 U.S.C. § 133 — Appointment and number of district judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 134 — Tenure and residence of district judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 135 — Salaries of district judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 136 — Chief judges; precedence of district judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 137 — Division of business among district judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 138 — Terms abolished
• 28 U.S.C. § 139 — Times for holding regular sessions
• 28 U.S.C. § 140 — Adjournment
• 28 U.S.C. § 141 — Special sessions; places; notice
• 28 U.S.C. § 142 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §115(c)(3), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 32
• 28 U.S.C. § 143 — Vacant judgeship as affecting proceedings
• 28 U.S.C. § 144 — Bias or prejudice of judge
• 28 U.S.C. § 151 — Designation of bankruptcy courts
• 28 U.S.C. § 152 — Appointment of bankruptcy judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 153 — Salaries; character of service
• 28 U.S.C. § 154 — Division of businesses; chief judge
• 28 U.S.C. § 155 — Temporary transfer of bankruptcy judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 156 — Staff; expenses
• 28 U.S.C. § 157 — Procedures
• 28 U.S.C. § 158 — Appeals
• 28 U.S.C. § 159 — Bankruptcy statistics
• 28 U.S.C. § 171 — Appointment and number of judges; character of court; designation of chief judge
• 28 U.S.C. § 172 — Tenure and salaries of judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 173 — Times and places of holding court
• 28 U.S.C. § 174 — Assignment of judges; decisions
• 28 U.S.C. § 175 — Official duty station; residence
• 28 U.S.C. § 176 — Removal from office
• 28 U.S.C. § 177 — Disbarment of removed judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 178 — Retirement of judges of the Court of Federal Claims
• 28 U.S.C. § 179 — Personnel application and insurance programs
• 28 U.S.C. § 180 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title VI, §654(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–165
• 28 U.S.C. § 211_to_216 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §106, Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 28
• 28 U.S.C. § 251 — Appointment and number of judges; offices
• 28 U.S.C. § 252 — Tenure and salaries of judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 253 — Duties of chief judge
• 28 U.S.C. § 254 — Single-judge trials
• 28 U.S.C. § 255 — Three-judge trials
• 28 U.S.C. § 256 — Trials at ports other than New York
• 28 U.S.C. § 257 — Publication of decisions
• 28 U.S.C. § 258 — Chief judges; precedence of judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 291 — Circuit judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 292 — District judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 293 — Judges of the Court of International Trade
• 28 U.S.C. § 294 — Assignment of retired Justices or judges to active duty
• 28 U.S.C. § 295 — Conditions upon designation and assignment
• 28 U.S.C. § 296 — Powers upon designation and assignment
• 28 U.S.C. § 297 — Assignment of judges to courts of the freely associated compact states
• 28 U.S.C. § 331 — Judicial Conference of the United States
• 28 U.S.C. § 332 — Judicial councils of circuits
• 28 U.S.C. § 333 — Judicial conferences of circuits
• 28 U.S.C. § 334 — Institutes and joint councils on sentencing
• 28 U.S.C. § 335 — Judicial Conference of the Court of International Trade
• 28 U.S.C. § 351 — Complaints; judge defined
• 28 U.S.C. § 352 — Review of complaint by chief judge
• 28 U.S.C. § 353 — Special committees
• 28 U.S.C. § 354 — Action by judicial council
• 28 U.S.C. § 355 — Action by Judicial Conference
• 28 U.S.C. § 356 — Subpoena power
• 28 U.S.C. § 357 — Review of orders and actions
• 28 U.S.C. § 358 — Rules
• 28 U.S.C. § 359 — Restrictions
• 28 U.S.C. § 360 — Disclosure of information
• 28 U.S.C. § 361 — Reimbursement of expenses
• 28 U.S.C. § 362 — Other provisions and rules not affected
• 28 U.S.C. § 363 — Court of Federal Claims, Court of International Trade, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• 28 U.S.C. § 364 — Effect of felony conviction
• 28 U.S.C. § 371 — Retirement on salary; retirement in senior status
• 28 U.S.C. § 372 — Retirement for disability; substitute judge on failure to retire
• 28 U.S.C. § 373 — Judges in territories and possessions
• 28 U.S.C. § 374 — Residence of retired judges; official station
• 28 U.S.C. § 375 — Recall of certain judges and magistrate judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 376 — Annuities for survivors of certain judicial officials of the United States
• 28 U.S.C. § 377 — Retirement of bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 411 — Supreme Court reports; printing, binding, and distribution
• 28 U.S.C. § 412 — Sale of Supreme Court reports
• 28 U.S.C. § 413 — Publications; distribution to courts
• 28 U.S.C. § 414 — Transmittal of books to successors
• 28 U.S.C. § 415 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §113, Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 29
• 28 U.S.C. § 451 — Definitions
• 28 U.S.C. § 452 — Courts always open; powers unrestricted by expiration of sessions
• 28 U.S.C. § 453 — Oaths of justices and judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 454 — Practice of law by justices and judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 455 — Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge
• 28 U.S.C. § 456 — Traveling expenses of justices and judges; official duty stations
• 28 U.S.C. § 457 — Records; obsolete papers
• 28 U.S.C. § 458 — Relative of justice or judge ineligible to appointment
• 28 U.S.C. § 459 — Administration of oaths and acknowledgments
• 28 U.S.C. § 460 — Application to other courts
• 28 U.S.C. § 461 — Adjustments in certain salaries
• 28 U.S.C. § 462 — Court accommodations
• 28 U.S.C. § 463 — Expenses of litigation
• 28 U.S.C. § 471 — Requirement for a district court civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
• 28 U.S.C. § 472 — Development and implementation of a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
• 28 U.S.C. § 473 — Content of civil justice expense and delay reduction plans
• 28 U.S.C. § 474 — Review of district court action
• 28 U.S.C. § 475 — Periodic district court assessment
• 28 U.S.C. § 476 — Enhancement of judicial information dissemination
• 28 U.S.C. § 477 — Model civil justice expense and delay reduction plan
• 28 U.S.C. § 478 — Advisory groups
• 28 U.S.C. § 479 — Information on litigation management and cost and delay reduction
• 28 U.S.C. § 480 — Training programs
• 28 U.S.C. § 481 — Automated case information
• 28 U.S.C. § 482 — Definitions
• 28 U.S.C. § 501 — Executive department
• 28 U.S.C. § 502 — Seal
• 28 U.S.C. § 503 — Attorney General
• 28 U.S.C. § 504 — Deputy Attorney General
• 28 U.S.C. § 504a — Associate Attorney General
• 28 U.S.C. § 505 — Solicitor General
• 28 U.S.C. § 506 — Assistant Attorneys General
• 28 U.S.C. § 507 — Assistant Attorney General for Administration
• 28 U.S.C. § 507A — Assistant Attorney General for National Security
• 28 U.S.C. § 508 — Vacancies
• 28 U.S.C. § 509 — Functions of the Attorney General
• 28 U.S.C. § 509A — National Security Division
• 28 U.S.C. § 509B — Section to enforce human rights laws
• 28 U.S.C. § 510 — Delegation of authority
• 28 U.S.C. § 511 — Attorney General to advise the President
• 28 U.S.C. § 512 — Attorney General to advise heads of executive departments
• 28 U.S.C. § 513 — Attorney General to advise Secretaries of military departments
• 28 U.S.C. § 514 — Legal services on pending claims in departments and agencies
• 28 U.S.C. § 515 — Authority for legal proceedings; commission, oath, and salary for special attorneys
• 28 U.S.C. § 516 — Conduct of litigation reserved to Department of Justice
• 28 U.S.C. § 517 — Interests of United States in pending suits
• 28 U.S.C. § 518 — Conduct and argument of cases
• 28 U.S.C. § 519 — Supervision of litigation
• 28 U.S.C. § 520 — Transmission of petitions in United States Court of Federal Claims or in United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; statement furnished by departments
• 28 U.S.C. § 521 — Publication and distribution of opinions
• 28 U.S.C. § 522 — Report of business and statistics
• 28 U.S.C. § 523 — Requisitions
• 28 U.S.C. § 524 — Availability of appropriations
• 28 U.S.C. § 525 — Procurement of law books, reference books, and periodicals; sale and exchange