§ 460. — Application to other courts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC460]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 21--GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES
Sec. 460. Application to other courts
(a) Sections 452 through 459 and section 462 of this chapter shall
also apply to the United States Court of Federal Claims, to each court
created by Act of Congress in a territory which is invested with any
jurisdiction of a district court of the United States, and to the judges
thereof.
(b) The official duty station of each judge referred to in
subsection (a) which is not otherwise established by law shall be that
place where the court holds regular sessions at or near which the judge
performs a substantial portion of his judicial work, which is nearest
the place where he maintains his actual abode in which he customarily
lives.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655,
Sec. 43(a), 65 Stat. 725; Pub. L. 85-508, Sec. 12(e), July 7, 1958, 72
Stat. 348; Pub. L. 95-598, title II, Sec. 217(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat.
2661; Pub. L. 97-164, title I, Sec. 115(b)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat.
31; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, Sec. 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat.
4516.)
Historical and Revision Notes
This section was included to make clear that the provisions of this
chapter are equally applicable in Alaska, the Canal Zone and the Virgin
Islands in view of definitive section 451 of this title.
Amendments
1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court
of Federal Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
1982--Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ``Application to other courts'' for
``Application to Canal Zone, Guam and Virgin Islands'' in section
catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted
``Sections 452 through 459 and section 462 of this chapter shall also
apply to the United States Claims Court, to each court created by Act of
Congress in a territory which is invested with any jurisdiction of a
district court of the United States, and to the judges thereof'' for
``Sections 452-459 of this chapter shall also apply to the United States
District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of
Guam and the District Court of the Virgin Islands and the judges
thereof'', and added subsec. (b).
1978--Pub. L. 95-598 struck out ``Alaska,'' after ``Application to''
in section catchline.
1958--Pub. L. 85-508 struck out provisions which made sections 452
to 459 applicable to the District Court for the Territory of Alaska. See
section 81A of this title which establishes a United States District
Court for the State of Alaska.
1951--Act Oct. 31, 1951, inserted ``, Guam'' in section catchline,
and inserted reference to the District Court of Guam in text.
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 of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402
of Pub. L. 97-164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-598 effective Nov. 6, 1978, see section
402(d) of Pub. L. 95-598, set out as an Effective Date note preceding
section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.
Effective Date of 1958 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 85-508 effective Jan. 3, 1959, upon admission
of Alaska into the Union pursuant to Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24
F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as required by sections 1 and 8(c) of Pub. L. 85-
508, see notes set out under section 81A of this title and preceding
section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 9 section 203; title 16
sections 1540, 3375, 4912; title 19 section 3473; title 20 section 290i-
7; title 22 sections 283gg, 285f, 290g-6, 290k-9, 290k-11, 290m, 1650a;
title 33 section 1479.
