Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-110
§359 Restrictions
Title 28 › PART I — ORGANIZATION OF COURTS › CHAPTER 16 — COMPLAINTS AGAINST JUDGES AND JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE › § 359
Summary
A judge under investigation must not serve on committees, judicial councils, or the Judicial Conference until related proceedings under this chapter end. No one may intervene or appear as a friend-of-the-court in those proceedings.
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Title 28, §359
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(a)Restriction on Individuals Who Are Subject of Investigation.—
No judge whose conduct is the subject of an investigation under this chapter shall serve upon a special committee appointed under section 353, upon a judicial council, upon the Judicial Conference, or upon the standing committee established under section 331, until all proceedings under this chapter relating to such investigation have been finally terminated.
(b)Amicus Curiae.—
No person shall be granted the right to intervene or to appear as amicus curiae in any proceeding before a judicial council or the Judicial Conference under this chapter.
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28 U.S.C. § 359
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110