Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73

§2111 Harmless error

Title 28 › Part PART V— - PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 133— - REVIEW—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 2111

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Full Legal Text

Title 28, §2111

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

On the hearing of any appeal or writ of certiorari in any case, the court shall give judgment after an examination of the record without regard to errors or defects which do not affect the substantial rights of the parties.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

1949 ActIncorporates in title 28, U.S.C., as section 2111 thereof, the harmless error provisions of section 269 of the Judicial Code (now repealed), which applied to all courts of the United States and to all cases therein and therefore was superseded only in part by the Federal Procedural Rules, which apply only to the United States district courts.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

28 U.S.C. § 2111

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73