§ 374. — Residence of retired judges; official station.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC374]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 17--RESIGNATION AND RETIREMENT OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES
Sec. 374. Residence of retired judges; official station
Retired judges of the United States are not subject to restrictions
as to residence. The place where a retired judge maintains the actual
abode in which he customarily lives shall be deemed to be his official
station for the purposes of section 456 of this title. The place where a
judge or magistrate judge recalled under section 155, 375, 636, or 797
of this title maintains the actual abode in which the judge or
magistrate judge customarily lives shall be deemed to be the official
station of such judge or magistrate judge for purposes of section
604(a)(7) of this title.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 904; Pub. L. 86-312, Sec. 1, Sept. 21,
1959, 73 Stat. 587; Pub. L. 99-651, title II, Sec. 202(b), Nov. 14,
1986, 100 Stat. 3648; Pub. L. 101-650, title III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1,
1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 402 (Feb. 11, 1938, ch.
23, 52 Stat. 28).
Sections 44 and 133 of this title require that active circuit and
district judges shall reside in the circuit or district to which
appointed.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1986--Pub. L. 99-651 inserted last sentence.
1959--Pub. L. 86-312 inserted sentence to provide that place where
retired judge maintains actual abode shall be deemed to be his official
station and inserted ``; official station'' in section catchline.
Change of Name
Words ``magistrate judge'' substituted for ``magistrate'' wherever
appearing in text pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101-650, set out as
a note under section 631 of this title.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99-651 effective Jan. 1, 1987, see section 203
of Pub. L. 99-651, set out as a note under section 155 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 456 of this title.
