Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73
§528 Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice
Title 28 › Part PART II— - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Chapter CHAPTER 31— - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL › § 528
Summary
The Attorney General must make rules keeping DOJ officers out of cases when they have, or seem to have, personal, financial, or political conflicts; this includes U.S. attorneys and their staff. Willful violations may lead to removal from office.
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Title 28, §528
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The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations which require the disqualification of any officer or employee of the Department of Justice, including a United States attorney or a member of such attorney’s staff, from participation in a particular investigation or prosecution if such participation may result in a personal, financial, or political conflict of interest, or the appearance thereof. Such rules and regulations may provide that a willful violation of any provision thereof shall result in removal from office.
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Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 26, 1978, see section 604 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as a note under section 591 of this title.
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28 U.S.C. § 528
Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73