§ 174. — Assignment of judges; decisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC174]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 7--UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
Sec. 174. Assignment of judges; decisions
(a) The judicial power of the United States Court of Federal Claims
with respect to any action, suit, or proceeding, except congressional
reference cases, shall be exercised by a single judge, who may preside
alone and hold a regular or special session of court at the same time
other sessions are held by other judges.
(b) All decisions of the Court of Federal Claims shall be preserved
and open to inspection.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 898; Pub. L. 97-164, title I,
Sec. 105(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 27; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX,
Sec. 902(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 243 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 138, 36 Stat. 1136).
This section is based on the first sentence of section 243 of title
28, U.S.C., 1940 ed. The remainder of said section is incorporated in
section 175 of this title.
Words ``the seat of government'' were substituted for ``the city of
Washington'' to conform to similar language respecting the Supreme
Court. (See section 2 of this title.)
Words ``to be fixed by rule of court'' were added to provide greater
flexibility in administering the business of the court. For similar
provisions covering the district courts, see section 138 of this title.
Word ``term'' was substituted for ``session'' for uniformity.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court of Federal
Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court'' in subsec. (a) and ``Court
of Federal Claims'' for ``Claims Court'' in subsec. (b).
1982--Pub. L. 97-164 amended section generally, substituting
provisions relating to assignment of judges (formerly contained in
section 175) for provisions relating to terms of court. See section 173
of this title.
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.
