- § 41. Number and composition of circuits
- § 42. Allotment of Supreme Court justices to circuits
- § 43. Creation and composition of courts
- § 44. Appointment, tenure, residence and salary of circuit judges
- § 45. Chief judges; precedence of judges
- § 46. Assignment of judges; panels; hearings; quorum
- § 47. Disqualification of trial judge to hear appeal
- § 48. Terms of court
- § 49. Assignment of judges to division to appoint independent counsels
28 U.S. Code CHAPTER 3— COURTS OF APPEALS
Amendments
1983—Pub. L. 97–409, § 2(b)(2), Jan. 3, 1983, 96 Stat. 2039, substituted “independent counsels” for “special prosecutors” in item 49.
1978—Pub. L. 95–521, title VI, § 602(b), Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1874, added item 49.
Pub. L. 95–486, § 5(c), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1633, substituted “panels” for “divisions” in item 46.