2019 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part I - Organization of Courts
Chapter 13 - Assignment of Judges to Other Courts
Sec. 297 - Assignment of judges to courts of the freely associated compact states

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Citation 28 U.S.C. § 297 (2019)
Section Name §297. Assignment of judges to courts of the freely associated compact states
Section Text

(a) The Chief Justice or the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit may assign any circuit, district, magistrate, or territorial judge of a court of the Ninth Circuit, with the consent of the judge so assigned, to serve temporarily as a judge of any duly constituted court of the freely associated compact states whenever an official duly authorized by the laws of the respective compact state requests such assignment and such assignment is necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of the respective court.

(b) The Congress consents to the acceptance and retention by any judge so authorized of reimbursement from the countries referred to in subsection (a) of all necessary travel expenses, including transportation, and of subsistence, or of a reasonable per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence. The judge shall report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts any amount received pursuant to this subsection.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 100–702, title X, §1022(1), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4672; amended Pub. L. 112–149, §3, July 26, 2012, 126 Stat. 1145.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–149 substituted "circuit, district, magistrate, or territorial judge of a court" for "circuit or district judge".

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, 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 13 - ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO OTHER COURTS
Sec. 297 - Assignment of judges to courts of the freely associated compact states
Contains section 297
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 102 Stat. 4672
126 Stat. 1145
Public Law References Public Law 100-702, Public Law 112-149
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