28 U.S.C. § 463 — Expenses of litigation
submitted 44 years ago by Pub. L. 97-164 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 93 words · no verdicts yet
If a federal judge, justice, or court employee is sued, or must otherwise defend actions taken in their official role, and a government lawyer isn't reasonably available to defend them, the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts may pay for their legal defense, following rules approved by the Judicial Conference.
If a Chief Justice, justice, judge, officer, or employee of a U.S. court is sued in their official capacity, or must otherwise defend actions or omissions from their official role, and a government attorney is not reasonably available under chapter 31 of this title, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may pay the costs of defending them. The Director must write regulations governing these payments, and those regulations need the approval of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
Whenever a Chief Justice, justice, judge, officer, or employee of any United States court is sued in his official capacity, or is otherwise required to defend acts taken or omissions made in his official capacity, and the services of an attorney for the Government are not reasonably available pursuant to chapter 31 of this title, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may pay the costs of his defense. The Director shall prescribe regulations for such payments subject to the approval of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 116(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 32.)
- 1982Enacted · Pub. L. 97-164 · 96 Stat. 32
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