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Code · U.S. Code · Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 7— UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS · § 172

§ 172. Tenure and salaries of judges

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(a)Each judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims shall be appointed for a term of fifteen years.
(b)Each judge shall receive a salary at the rate of pay, and in the same manner, as judges of the district courts of the United States.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 898; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 105(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 27; Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1023, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4673; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)
Historical and Revision Notes
This section applies to the judges of the Court of Claims the same rule of precedence applicable to judges of other courts. (See sections 45, 136, 212, and 253 of this title.)
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  • June 25, 1948, ch. 646
  • 62 Stat. 898
  • Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 105(a)
  • 96 Stat. 27
  • Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1023
  • 102 Stat. 4673
  • Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1)
  • 106 Stat. 4516
  • Pub. L. 102–572
  • Pub. L. 100–702
  • Pub. L. 97–164
  • section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572
  • section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164
  • section 101(e) of Pub. L. 97–276
  • Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 129(b)
  • 96 Stat. 1914
  • Pub. L. 97–92
  • Pub. L. 96–369
  • section 101(c) of Pub. L. 96–536
  • Pub. L. 96–86
  • section 304 of Pub. L. 95–391
  • section 101 of Pub. L. 96–86
  • Pub. L. 95–391, title III, § 304
  • 92 Stat. 788
  • act July 31, 1946, ch. 704, § 1
  • 60 Stat. 716
  • act Dec. 13, 1926, ch. 6, § 1
  • 44 Stat. 919
  • act Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 29, § 1
  • 40 Stat. 1156
  • act Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 1
  • 36 Stat. 1135
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§ 172
Tenure and salaries of judges
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ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 646
Stat.62 Stat. 898
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 105(a)
Stat.96 Stat. 27
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1023
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