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Code · U.S. Code · Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 6— BANKRUPTCY JUDGES · § 151

§ 151. Designation of bankruptcy courts

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In each judicial district, the bankruptcy judges in regular active service shall constitute a unit of the district court to be known as the bankruptcy court for that district. Each bankruptcy judge, as a judicial officer of the district court, may exercise the authority conferred under this chapter with respect to any action, suit, or proceeding and may preside alone and hold a regular or special session of the court, except as otherwise provided by law or by rule or order of the district court.
(Added Pub. L. 98–353, title I, § 104(a), July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 336.)
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  • Pub. L. 98–353, title I, § 104(a)
  • 98 Stat. 336
  • Pub. L. 98–353, title I, § 122
  • 98 Stat. 346
  • Pub. L. 98–353, § 1
  • 98 Stat. 333
  • Pub. L. 98–353, title I, § 119
  • 98 Stat. 344
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–353, title I, § 104(a)
Stat.98 Stat. 336
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–353, title I, § 122
Stat.98 Stat. 346
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–353, § 1
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