§ 176. — Removal from office.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC176]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 7--UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
Sec. 176. Removal from office
(a) Removal of a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
during the term for which he is appointed shall be only for
incompetency, misconduct, neglect of duty, engaging in the practice of
law, or physical or mental disability. Removal shall be by the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, but removal may not
occur unless a majority of all the judges of such court of appeals
concur in the order of removal.
(b) Before any order of removal may be entered, a full specification
of the charges shall be furnished to the judge involved, and such judge
shall be accorded an opportunity to be heard on the charges.
(c) Any cause for removal of any judge of the United States Court of
Federal Claims coming to the knowledge of the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall be reported by
him to the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit, and a copy of the report shall at the same time be
transmitted to the judge.
(Added Pub. L. 97-164, title I, Sec. 105(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 28;
amended Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, Sec. 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106
Stat. 4516.)
Amendments
1992--Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States
Court of Federal Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section
911 of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 171 of this
title.
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97-164,
set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under section 171 of
this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 177 of this title.
