28 U.S.C. § 253 — Duties of chief judge

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The chief judge of the Court of International Trade runs the court's money matters and staff, with the court's approval. The chief judge sets the court's case schedules and can assign any case to any judge.

(a) The chief judge of the Court of International Trade, with the court's approval, must supervise the court's fiscal affairs and clerical staff. (b) The chief judge must set the court's dockets (case schedules). (c) Under the court's rules, the chief judge can assign any judge or judges to try a particular case, and can reassign a case to a different judge or judges when circumstances call for it.

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(a)

The chief judge of the Court of International Trade, with the approval of the court, shall supervise the fiscal affairs and clerical force of the court; 1

(b)

The chief judge shall promulgate dockets.

(c)

The chief judge, under rules of the court, may designate any judge or judges of the court to try any case and, when the circumstances so warrant, reassign the case to another judge or judges.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 900; Pub. L. 86–243, § 3, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 474; Pub. L. 91–271, title I, § 105, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 276; Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 501(3), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1742; Pub. L. 104–317, title V, § 501(b)(2), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3856.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 900
1959Amended · Pub. L. 86-243 · 73 Stat. 474
1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-271 · 84 Stat. 276
1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-417 · 94 Stat. 1742
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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