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28 U.S.C. 152: Appointment of bankruptcy judges

Created in 1984 by Public Law 98-353. Changed by 6 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 8331, 28 U.S.C. 158, 28 U.S.C. 377.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2005Federal Judiciary Emergency Special Sessions Act of 2005

2005Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

1992Pub. L. 102-361

1990Pub. L. 101-650

1988Pub. L. 100-587

1986Pub. L. 99-554

1984Pub. L. 98-353created it

28 U.S.C. 152Appointment of bankruptcy judges

(2)The bankruptcy judges appointed pursuant to this section shall be appointed for…

(3)Whenever a majority of the judges of any court of appeals cannot agree upon the…

(4)The judges of the district courts for the territories shall serve as the…

(a)(1) Each bankruptcy judge to be appointed for a judicial district, as provided…changed

(b)(1) The Judicial Conference of the United States shall, from time to time, and…changed

(B)Bankruptcy judges may transact any business at special sessions of court held…

(c)(1) Each bankruptcy judge may hold court at such places within the judicial…changed

(C)If a bankruptcy court issues an order exercising its authority under…

(d)With the approval of the Judicial Conference and of each of the judicial…changed

(e)A bankruptcy judge may be removed during the term for which such bankruptcy…changed

(f)changed

This CongressBills that change it or would

S. 3424Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025law

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

S. 3424 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 · became law · changed (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f)

How it got here

2005

Pub. L. 109–8, §1223(d)(1), substituted "Each bankruptcy judge to be appointed for a judicial district, as provided in paragraph (2), shall be appointed by the court of appeals of the United States for the circuit in which such district is located." for "The United States court of a… (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 109–8, §1223(d)(2), substituted "3" for "2" in item relating to middle district of Georgia and struck out item relating to middle and southern districts of Georgia. (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 109–63 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). (Federal Judiciary Emergency Special Sessions Act of 2005) Law text · (c)

1992

Pub. L. 102–361, §2, in item relating to district of Arizona substituted "7" for "5", in item relating to central district of California substituted "21" for "19", in item relating to district of Connecticut substituted "3" for "2", in item relating to middle district of Florida sub… · (a)
Pub. L. 102–361, §4, added par. (3). · (b)

1990

Pub. L. 101–650 inserted after third sentence "However, upon the expiration of the term, a bankruptcy judge may, with the approval of the judicial council of the circuit, continue to perform the duties of the office until the earlier of the date which is 180 days after the expiratio… · (a)

1988

Pub. L. 100–587 in item relating to district of Alaska substituted "2" for "1", in item relating to district of Colorado substituted "5" for "4", in item relating to district of Kansas substituted "4" for "3", in item relating to eastern district of Kentucky substituted "2" for "1",… · (a)

1986

Pub. L. 99–554 in item relating to eastern district and western district of Arkansas substituted "3" for "2", in item relating to northern district of California substituted "9" for "7", in item relating to eastern district of California substituted "6" for "4", in item relating to … · (a)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.