§ 175. — Official duty station; residence.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC175]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART I--ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
CHAPTER 7--UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
Sec. 175. Official duty station; residence
(a) The official duty station of each judge of the United States
Court of Federal Claims is the District of Columbia.
(b) After appointment and while in active service, each judge shall
reside within fifty miles of the District of Columbia.
(c) Retired judges of the Court of Federal Claims are not subject to
restrictions as to residence. The place where a retired judge maintains
the actual abode in which such judge customarily lives shall be deemed
to be the judge's official duty station for the purposes of section 456
of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 89-425, Sec. 2, May 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 140; amended Pub.
L. 97-164, title I, Sec. 105(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 27; Pub. L. 102-
572, title IX, Sec. 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L.
106-518, title III, Sec. 307, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2419.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 175, act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 898,
required three judges of the Court of Claims to constitute a quorum and
the concurrence of three judges for any decision, prior to repeal by
section 2 of Pub. L. 89-425.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-518 added subsec. (c).
1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court
of Federal Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
1982--Pub. L. 97-164 amended section generally, substituting
provisions relating to the official duty station and residence of Claims
Court judges for provisions relating to assignment of judges, divisions,
hearings, quorums and decisions. See section 174 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.
