2012 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part I - ORGANIZATION OF COURTS (§§ 1 - 482)
Chapter 11 - COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE (§§ 251 - 258)
Section 255 - Three-judge trials
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART I - ORGANIZATION OF COURTS CHAPTER 11 - COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE Sec. 255 - Three-judge trials |
| Contains | section 255 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 91-271, title I, §108, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 277; amended Pub. L. 96-417, title V, §501(5), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1742. |
| Statutes at Large References | 84 Stat. 277 94 Stat. 1742 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 91-271, Public Law 96-417 |
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(a) Upon application of any party to a civil action, or upon his own initiative, the chief judge of the Court of International Trade shall designate any three judges of the court to hear and determine any civil action which the chief judge finds: (1) raises an issue of the constitutionality of an Act of Congress, a proclamation of the President or an Executive order; or (2) has broad or significant implications in the administration or interpretation of the customs laws.
(b) A majority of the three judges designated may hear and determine the civil action and all questions pending therein.
(Added Pub. L. 91–271, title I, §108, June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 277; amended Pub. L. 96–417, title V, §501(5), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1742.)
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 255 was renumbered section 257 of this title.
Amendments1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–417 redesignated the Customs Court as the Court of International Trade.
Effective Date of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–417 effective Nov. 1, 1980, and applicable with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such date, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96–417, set out as a note under section 251 of this title.
Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 1970, see section 122 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 256 of this title.
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