28 U.S.C. § 43 — Creation and composition of courts

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 67 words · no verdicts yet

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Each federal judicial circuit has its own court of appeals. These courts are made up of the circuit's active judges. Other judges assigned or designated to a circuit can also serve on its court.

(a) Every judicial circuit has its own court of appeals. Each one is officially called the United States Court of Appeals for that circuit, and each is a court of record. (b) Each court of appeals is made up of that circuit's circuit judges who are in regular active service. In addition, the circuit justice — and any other justices or judges who are designated or assigned to the circuit — can also sit as judges on that court.

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(a)

There shall be in each circuit a court of appeals, which shall be a court of record, known as the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit.

(b)

Each court of appeals shall consist of the circuit judges of the circuit in regular active service. The circuit justice and justices or judges designated or assigned shall be competent to sit as judges of the court.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 870; Pub. L. 88–176, § 1(a), Nov. 13, 1963, 77 Stat. 331.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 870
1963Amended · Pub. L. 88-176 · 77 Stat. 331

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