§ 610. — Courts defined.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC610]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART III--COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 41--ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES COURTS
Sec. 610. Courts defined
As used in this chapter the word ``courts'' includes the courts of
appeals and district courts of the United States, the United States
District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of
Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, the United States Court
of Federal Claims, and the Court of International Trade.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 915; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, Sec. 44,
65 Stat. 725; Pub. L. 85-508, Sec. 12(e), July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 348;
Pub. L. 95-598, title II, Sec. 226, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2665; Pub. L.
96-417, title V, Sec. 501(15), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1742; Pub. L. 97-
164, title I, Sec. 120(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 33; Pub. L. 102-572,
title IX, Sec. 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 450 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 308, as added Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 501, Sec. 1, 53 Stat. 1223).
Words ``and the United States Court for China'' were omitted. See
reviser's note under section 411 of this title.
Provisions making this chapter and sections 332 and 333 of this
title expressly applicable to the Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia were omitted as covered by ``courts of appeals.'' (See section
41 of this title and reviser's notes under such section and section 44
of this title.)
A definition of ``continental United States'' as ``the States of the
Union and the District of Columbia'' is omitted as unnecessary. (See
reviser's note under section 333 of this title.)
The term ``district courts in the United States'' in this section
includes the District Court for the District of Columbia. (See section
88 of this title.)
Other provisions of section 450 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., are
incorporated in sections 333 and 604 of this title.
The phrase ``all other courts of the United States established by
Act of Congress'' was added to provide for future growth of the Federal
judicial system. [See Senate Revision Amendment below.]
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Senate Revision Amendment
Those provisions of this section which related to the Tax Court were
eliminated by Senate amendment. See 80th Congress Senate Report No.
1559.
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court of Federal
Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
1982--Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ``the United States Claims Court''
for ``the Court of Claims, the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals''.
1980--Pub. L. 96-417 redesignated the Customs Court as the Court of
International Trade.
1978--Pub. L. 95-598 directed the amendment of section by
substituting ``, district courts, and bankruptcy courts'' for ``and
district courts'', which amendment did not become effective pursuant to
section 402(b) of Pub. L. 95-598, as amended, set out as an Effective
Date note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.
1958--Pub. L. 85-508 struck out provisions which included District
Court for Territory of Alaska within definition of court. See section
81A of this title which establishes a United States District Court for
the State of Alaska.
1951--Act Oct. 31, 1951, inserted reference to the District Court of
Guam.
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 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-417 effective Nov. 1, 1980, and applicable
with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such
date, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96-417, set out as a note under
section 251 of this title.
Effective Date of 1958 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 85-508 effective Jan. 3, 1959, on 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.
Termination of United States District Court for the District of the
Canal Zone
For termination of the United States District Court for the District
of the Canal Zone at end of the ``transition period'', being the 30-
month period beginning Oct. 1, 1979, and ending midnight Mar. 31, 1982,
see Paragraph 5 of Article XI of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and
sections 2101 and 2201 to 2203 of Pub. L. 96-70, title II, Sept. 27,
1979, 93 Stat. 493, formerly classified to sections 3831 and 3841 to
3843, respectively, of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 613, 963, 1631 of this
title; title 5 sections 5584, 5595, 5596, 8331, 8347, 8402.
