bankruptcy judge
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
"bankruptcy judge" means an individual—
(A) who is appointed under section 34 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 62) or under section 404(d) of the Act of November 6, 1978 (Public Law 95–598; 92 Stat. 2549), and—
(i) who is serving as a United States bankruptcy judge on March 31, 1984; or
(ii) whose service as a United States bankruptcy judge at any time in the period beginning on October 1, 1979, and ending on July 10, 1984, is terminated by reason of death or disability; or
(B) who is appointed as a bankruptcy judge under section 152 of title 28;
Source
- 1994–present5 U.S.C. § 8331Government Organization and Employees · Definitions · in this section
For purposes of this section, the term “bankruptcy judge” means a bankruptcy judge appointed under chapter 6 of this title or serving as a bankruptcy judge on March 31, 1984.
Source
- 1995–present28 U.S.C. § 375Judiciary and Judicial Procedure · Recall of certain judges and magistrate judges · for purposes of this section