Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73
§155 Temporary transfer of bankruptcy judges
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Summary
Bankruptcy judges can be sent temporarily to work in a different judicial district if the circuits’ judicial councils involved agree. A retired bankruptcy judge can agree to be recalled by a circuit’s judicial council and be paid under Judicial Conference rules, but pay must follow the annuity limits in section 377 and subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5.
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Title 28, §155
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(a)A bankruptcy judge may be transferred to serve temporarily as a bankruptcy judge in any judicial district other than the judicial district for which such bankruptcy judge was appointed upon the approval of the judicial council of each of the circuits involved.
(b)A bankruptcy judge who has retired may, upon consent, be recalled to serve as a bankruptcy judge in any judicial district by the judicial council of the circuit within which such district is located. Upon recall, a bankruptcy judge may receive a salary for such service in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Judicial Conference of the United States, subject to the restrictions on the payment of an annuity in section 377 of this title or in subchapter III of chapter 83, and chapter 84, of title 5 which are applicable to such judge.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–659 inserted “section 377 of this title or in” after “annuity in” and “which are applicable to such judge” after “title 5”. 1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–651 inserted reference to chapter 84 of title 5.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–659 effective Nov. 15, 1988, and applicable to bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges who retire on or after Nov. 15, 1988, with exception for judges and magistrate judges retiring on or after July 31, 1987, see section 9 of Pub. L. 100–659, as amended, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 377 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1986 Amendment Pub. L. 99–651, title II, § 203, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3649, provided that: “This title and the
Amendments
made by this title [enacting section 375 of this title and amending this section and section 374, 631, 633, 636, and 797 of this title] take effect on January 1, 1987.”
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28 U.S.C. § 155
Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73