28 U.S.C. § 251 — Appointment and number of judges; offices

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The President appoints nine judges to the U.S. Court of International Trade, with Senate approval. No more than five may belong to the same political party. The court's offices are located in New York City.

(a) The President, with the Senate's advice and consent, appoints nine judges to a court of record called the United States Court of International Trade. No more than five of these judges may belong to the same political party. This court is established under Article III of the Constitution of the United States. (b) The Court of International Trade's offices are located in New York, New York.

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(a)

The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, nine judges who shall constitute a court of record to be known as the United States Court of International Trade. Not more than five of such judges shall be from the same political party. The court is a court established under article III of the Constitution of the United States.

(b)

The offices of the Court of International Trade shall be located in New York, New York.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 899; July 14, 1956, ch. 589, § 1, 70 Stat. 532; Pub. L. 96–417, title I, § 101, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1727; Pub. L. 104–317, title V, § 501(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3856.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 899
1956Amended · Act of July 14, 1956, ch. 589 · 70 Stat. 532
1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-417 · 94 Stat. 1727
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-317 · 110 Stat. 3856

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.

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