§ 463. — Expenses of litigation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC463]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 21--GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES
Sec. 463. Expenses of litigation
Whenever a Chief Justice, justice, judge, officer, or employee of
any United States court is sued in his official capacity, or is
otherwise required to defend acts taken or omissions made in his
official capacity, and the services of an attorney for the Government
are not reasonably available pursuant to chapter 31 of this title, the
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may
pay the costs of his defense. The Director shall prescribe regulations
for such payments subject to the approval of the Judicial Conference of
the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 97-164, title I, Sec. 116(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 32.)
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.
