Sec. 224. Selection of presiding judge
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For cases in which the debtor is a Territory, the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the district in which the case is commenced shall designate a bankruptcy judge to conduct the case. For cases in which the debtor is not a Territory, and the case has not been jointly filed with the case of a Territory or there is no case in which the affiliate Territory is a debtor, the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the district in which the case is commenced shall designate a bankruptcy judge to conduct the case. A bankruptcy judge designated under subsection
(a)or
(b)shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 6 of title 28, United States Code. Notwithstanding section 156, of title 28, United States Code, the bankruptcy judge designated under subsection
(a)or
(b)may appoint as many law clerks and additional judicial assistants as the judge deems necessary to assist in presiding over cases commenced under this title.