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28 U.S.C. § 153 — Salaries; character of service

submitted 42 years ago by Pub. L. 98-353 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 172 words · no verdicts yet

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This law sets the pay and rules of conduct for bankruptcy judges. Each judge works full-time and earns 92% of a district court judge's salary. Judges cannot practice law or take outside work that interferes with their duties, must take a judicial oath before starting, and are exempt from certain federal personnel rules.

(a) Each bankruptcy judge serves full-time. Their salary is 92% of a U.S. district court judge's salary, calculated under section 135, paid whenever the Judicial Conference of the United States decides. (b) A bankruptcy judge cannot practice law, and cannot take on any other work, business, or job that would interfere with doing their judicial duties promptly, properly, and impartially. The Judicial Conference can write rules to carry out this subsection. (c) Before starting the job, every appointed bankruptcy judge must take the oath or affirmation described in section 453 of this title. (d) A bankruptcy judge appointed under this chapter is exempt from the rules in subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5.
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(a)

Each bankruptcy judge shall serve on a full-time basis and shall receive as full compensation for his services, a salary at an annual rate that is equal to 92 percent of the salary of a judge of the district court of the United States as determined pursuant to section 135, to be paid at such times as the Judicial Conference of the United States determines.

(b)

A bankruptcy judge may not engage in the practice of law and may not engage in any other practice, business, occupation, or employment inconsistent with the expeditious, proper, and impartial performance of such bankruptcy judge’s duties as a judicial officer. The Conference may promulgate appropriate rules and regulations to implement this subsection.

(c)

Each individual appointed under this chapter shall take the oath or affirmation prescribed by section 453 of this title before performing the duties of the office of bankruptcy judge.

(d)

A bankruptcy judge appointed under this chapter shall be exempt from the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 98–353, title I, § 104(a), July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 338; amended Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(a), [title IV, § 408(a)], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329, 1329–26; Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1003(a)(1), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4665.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1984Enacted · Pub. L. 98-353 · 98 Stat. 338
  • 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-202 · 101 Stat. 1329, 1329
  • 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-702 · 102 Stat. 4665

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-353 on 1984-07-10.

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