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Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I - ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 21 - GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES
Sec. 458 - Relative of justice or judge ineligible to appointment
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§458. Relative of justice or judge ineligible to appointment
§458. Relative of justice or judge ineligible to appointment
No person shall be appointed to or employed in any office or duty in any court who is related by affinity or consanguinity within the degree of first cousin to any justice or judge of such court.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §126 (Mar. 3, 1887, ch. 373, §7, 24 Stat. 555; Aug. 13, 1888, ch. 866, §7, 25 Stat. 437; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §67, 36 Stat. 1105; Dec. 21, 1911, ch. 4, 37 Stat. 46).
A provision referring to circuit court employees as of December 21, 1911, was omitted as obsolete.
Changes in phraseology were made.
Cross ReferencesNepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee, see section 1910 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 460 of this title.
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