Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§361 Reimbursement of Expenses
Title 28 › PART I — ORGANIZATION OF COURTS › CHAPTER 16 — COMPLAINTS AGAINST JUDGES AND JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE › § 361
Summary
A judge who was the subject of a complaint can ask the judicial council to recommend that the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts pay back, from funds appropriated to the Federal judiciary, reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) the judge only had because of the investigation, if the complaint was finally dismissed under section 354(a)(1)(B).
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Title 28, §361
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Upon the request of a judge whose conduct is the subject of a complaint under this chapter, the judicial council may, if the complaint has been finally dismissed under section 354(a)(1)(B), recommend that the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts award reimbursement, from funds appropriated to the Federal judiciary, for those reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by that judge during the investigation which would not have been incurred but for the requirements of this chapter.
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28 U.S.C. § 361
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102