Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§137c Withdrawal of Books From Library of Congress
Title 2 › CHAPTER 5 — LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 137c
Summary
The chief judge and associate judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the chief judge and associate judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia may use and borrow books from the Library of Congress under the same rules that Supreme Court justices follow.
Full Legal Text
Title 2, §137c
The Congress, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The chief judge and associate judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the chief judge and associate judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia are authorized to use and take books from the Library of Congress in the same manner and subject to the same regulations as justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Act
June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, as amended by act
May 24, 1949, substituted “United States District Court for the District of Columbia” for “District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia”, “chief judge” for “chief justice” and “associate judges” for “associate justices” wherever appearing. Act
June 25, 1936, substituted “District Court of the United States for the said District” for “Supreme Court for the said District”. Act
June 7, 1934, substituted “United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia” for “Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia”.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
2 U.S.C. § 137c
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102