48 U.S.C. § 2168 — Selection of presiding judge
submitted 10 years ago by Pub. L. 114-187 to r/title-48-TERRITORIES-AND-INSULAR-POSSESSIONS · 105 words · no verdicts yet
This section provides for designation of a presiding judge in cases involving a territorial debtor. It also addresses designation in cases involving other debtors.
(a) For cases in which the debtor* is a territory*, the Chief Justice of the United States must designate a district court judge to sit by designation to conduct the case.
(b) For cases in which the debtor is not a territory, and no motion for joint administration of the debtor’s case with the case of its affiliate* territory has been filed or there is no case in which the affiliate territory is a debtor, the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the district in which the case is commenced must designate a district court judge to conduct the case.
For cases in which the debtor* is a territory*, the Chief Justice of the United States shall designate a district court judge to sit by designation to conduct the case.
For cases in which the debtor is not a territory, and no motion for joint administration of the debtor’s case with the case of its affiliate* territory has been filed or there is no case in which the affiliate territory is a debtor, the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the district in which the case is commenced shall designate a district court judge to conduct the case.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 308, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 582.)
- 2016Enacted · Pub. L. 114-187 · 130 Stat. 582
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 114-187 on 2016-06-30.
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