Annual edition
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–572 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “The Chief Justice of the United States may designate and assign temporarily any circuit judge to act as circuit judge in another circuit upon presentation of a certificate of necessity by the chief judge or circuit justice of the circuit where the need arises.”
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Oct. 29, 1992, Pub. L. 102–572, title I, §104, 106 Stat. 4507.
Apr 2, 1982 – Oct 29, 1992
Amended · full text not held
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 97–164 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b), which authorized the Chief Justice of the United States to designate and temporarily assign any circuit judge to serve as a judge of the Court of Claims or the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals upon presentation to him of a certificate of necessity by the chief judge of the court in which the need arose, was struck out.
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Apr. 2, 1982, Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §108, 96 Stat. 28
Nov 6, 1978 – Apr 2, 1982
Amended · full text not held
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–598 directed the amendment of subsec. (c) by inserting “or bankruptcy” after “to hold a district”, which amendment did not become effective pursuant to section 402(b) of Pub. L. 95–598, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.
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Nov. 6, 1978, Pub. L. 95–598, title II, §202, 92 Stat. 2660
Aug 25, 1958 – Nov 6, 1978
Amended · full text not held
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–755 struck out provision for assignment of any judge of the Court of Claims to serve as circuit judge in any circuit. See section 293(a) of this title.
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Aug. 25, 1958, Pub. L. 85–755, §2, 72 Stat. 848
Jul 9, 1956 – Aug 25, 1958
Amended · full text not held
Subsec. (a). Act July 9, 1956, inserted “or any judge of the Court of Claims to serve as a circuit judge in any circuit”.
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July 9, 1956, ch. 517, §1(a), 70 Stat. 497
Sep 3, 1954 – Jul 9, 1956
Amended · full text not held
Subsec. (c). Act Sept. 3, 1954, struck out “United States” from name of Court of Claims.
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Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, §39(b), 68 Stat. 1240
Jul 28, 1953 – Sep 3, 1954
Amended · full text not held
Subsecs. (c), (d). Act July 28, 1953, added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
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July 28, 1953, ch. 253, §2, 67 Stat. 226
Jun 25, 1948 – Jul 28, 1953
Enacted · full text not held
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June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 900
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