§ 155. — Temporary transfer of bankruptcy judges.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC155]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 6--BANKRUPTCY JUDGES
Sec. 155. Temporary transfer of bankruptcy judges
(a) A bankruptcy judge may be transferred to serve temporarily as a
bankruptcy judge in any judicial district other than the judicial
district for which such bankruptcy judge was appointed upon the approval
of the judicial council of each of the circuits involved.
(b) A bankruptcy judge who has retired may, upon consent, be
recalled to serve as a bankruptcy judge in any judicial district by the
judicial council of the circuit within which such district is located.
Upon recall, a bankruptcy judge may receive a salary for such service in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the Judicial Conference of
the United States, subject to the restrictions on the payment of an
annuity in section 377 of this title or in subchapter III of chapter 83,
and chapter 84, of title 5 which are applicable to such judge.
(Added Pub. L. 98-353, title I, Sec. 104(a), July 10, 1984, 98 Stat.
339; amended Pub. L. 99-651, title II, Sec. 202(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100
Stat. 3648; Pub. L. 100-659, Sec. 4(a), Nov. 15, 1988, 102 Stat. 3918.)
Amendments
1988--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-659 inserted ``section 377 of this
title or in'' after ``annuity in'' and ``which are applicable to such
judge'' after ``title 5''.
1986--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-651 inserted reference to chapter 84
of title 5.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-659 effective Nov. 15, 1988, and applicable
to bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges who retire on or after Nov.
15, 1988, with exception for judges and magistrate judges retiring on or
after July 31, 1987, see section 9 of Pub. L. 100-659, as amended, set
out as an Effective Date note under section 377 of this title.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Section 203 of title II of Pub. L. 99-651 provided that: ``This
title and the amendments made by this title [enacting section 375 of
this title and amending this section and sections 374, 631, 633, 636,
and 797 of this title] take effect on January 1, 1987.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 374, 375, 376, 377 of this
title.
