§ 581. United States trustees
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(a)The Attorney General shall appoint one United States trustee for each of the following regions composed of Federal judicial districts (without regard to section 451):
(1)The judicial districts established for the States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
(2)The judicial districts established for the States of Connecticut, New York, and Vermont.
(3)The judicial districts established for the States of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
(4)The judicial districts established for the States of Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia and for the District of Columbia.
(5)The judicial districts established for the States of Louisiana and Mississippi.
(6)The Northern District of Texas and the Eastern District of Texas.
(7)The Southern District of Texas and the Western District of Texas.
(8)The judicial districts established for the States of Kentucky and Tennessee.
(9)The judicial districts established for the States of Michigan and Ohio.
(10)The Central District of Illinois and the Southern District of Illinois; and the judicial districts established for the State of Indiana.
(11)The Northern District of Illinois; and the judicial districts established for the State of Wisconsin.
(12)The judicial districts established for the States of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
(13)The judicial districts established for the States of Arkansas, Nebraska, and Missouri.
(14)The District of Arizona.
(15)The Southern District of California; and the judicial districts established for the State of Hawaii, and for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(16)The Central District of California.
(17)The Eastern District of California and the Northern District of California; and the judicial district established for the State of Nevada.
(18)The judicial districts established for the States of Alaska, Idaho (exclusive of Yellowstone National Park), Montana (exclusive of Yellowstone National Park), Oregon, and Washington.
(19)The judicial districts established for the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming (including those portions of Yellowstone National Park situated in the States of Montana and Idaho).
(20)The judicial districts established for the States of Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
(21)The judicial districts established for the States of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the United States.
(b)Each United States trustee shall be appointed for a term of five years. On the expiration of his term, a United States trustee shall continue to perform the duties of his office until his successor is appointed and qualifies.
(c)Each United States trustee is subject to removal by the Attorney General.
(Added Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 224(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2662; amended Pub. L. 99–554, title I, § 111(a)–(c), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3090, 3091.)
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U.S. Code
- § 101Definitions
- § 362Automatic stay
- § 581United States trustees
- § 109Who may be a debtor
- § 152Appointment of bankruptcy judges
- § 604Duties of Director generally
- § 523Exceptions to discharge
- § 503Allowance of administrative expenses
- § 586Duties; supervision by Attorney General
- § 502Allowance of claims or interests
- § 521Debtor’s duties
- § 1930Bankruptcy fees
- § 589aUnited States Trustee System Fund
- § 363Use, sale, or lease of property
- § 1201Stay of action against codebtor
- § 365Executory contracts and unexpired leases
- § 707Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13
- § 524Effect of discharge
- § 364Obtaining credit
- § 727Discharge
- § 341Meetings of creditors and equity security holders
- § 522Exemptions
- § 1129Confirmation of plan
- § 701Interim trustee
- § 726Distribution of property of the estate
- § 303Involuntary cases
- § 330Compensation of officers
- § 547Preferences
- § 704Duties of trustee
- § 322Qualification of trustee
- § 102Rules of construction
- § 548Fraudulent transfers and obligations
- § 1325Confirmation of plan
- § 1112Conversion or dismissal
- § 1106Duties of trustee and examiner
- § 157Procedures
- § 1306Property of the estate
- § 1307Conversion or dismissal
- § 1102Creditors’ and equity security holders’ committees
- § 1104Appointment of trustee or examiner
- § 103Applicability of chapters
- § 1334Bankruptcy cases and proceedings
- § 327Employment of professional persons
- § 554Abandonment of property of the estate
- § 1202Trustee
- § 108Extension of time
- § 1302Trustee
- § 1121Who may file a plan
- § 105Power of court
- § 49Assignment of judges to division to appoint independent counsels
- § 724Treatment of certain liens
- § 156Staff; expenses
- § 589Staff and other employees
- § 307United States trustee
- § 1326Payments
- § 546Limitations on avoiding powers
- § 1163Appointment of trustee
- § 706Conversion
- § 587Salaries
- § 346Special provisions related to the treatment of State and local taxes
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U.S. Code
- United States trustees§ 581
- Appointment of bankruptcy judges§ 152
- Trustee§ 1202
- Limitation on compensation of trustee§ 326
- Trustee§ 1302
- Duties; supervision by Attorney General§ 586
- Bankruptcy fees§ 1930
- Power of court§ 105
- United States Trustee System Fund§ 589a
- Bankruptcy rules§ 2075
- Salaries§ 587
- Public access to papers§ 107
- Definitions§ 101
- Staff and other employees§ 589
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- Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 224(a)
- 92 Stat. 2662
- Pub. L. 99–554, title I, § 111(a)
- 100 Stat. 3090
- Section 408(c) of Pub. L. 95–598
- section 307(b) of Pub. L. 99–554
- Pub. L. 99–554, § 111(a)
- Pub. L. 99–554, § 111(b)
- Pub. L. 99–554, § 111(c)
- Pub. L. 99–554, title III
- 100 Stat. 3118
- Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 317(a)
- 104 Stat. 5115
- Pub. L. 103–65, § 1
- 107 Stat. 311
- Pub. L. 106–518, title V, § 501
- 114 Stat. 2421
- Pub. L. 109–8, title X, § 1001(c)
- 119 Stat. 186
- Pub. L. 99–554
- section 1202 of this title
- section 408(c) of the Act of November 6, 1978
- Public Law 95–598
- 92 Stat. 2687
- Section 408 of the Act of November 6, 1978
- section 402(c) of Pub. L. 95–598
- Pub. L. 99–554, § 1
- 100 Stat. 3088
- Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1175
- 119 Stat. 3125
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 224(a)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–554, title I, § 111(a)
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