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48 U.S.C. § 1424b

Judge of District Court; appointment, tenure, removal, and compensation; appointment of United States attorney and marshal

United States · Title 48 — TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · Status: effective

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48 U.S.C. § 1424b, Judge of District Court; appointment, tenure, removal, and compensation; appointment of United States attorney and marshal, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489508
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The Chief Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States may assign a judge of a local court of record or a judge of the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or a circuit or district judge of the ninth circuit or a recalled senior judge of the District Court of Guam or of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Chief Justice of the United States may assign any other United States circuit or district judge with the consent of the judge so assigned and of the chief judge of his circuit, to serve temporarily as a judge in the District Court of Guam whenever it is made to appear that such an assignment is necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of the court.

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  • Amended byPub. L. 98-454(H.R. 5561)1984-10-05
    A bill to enhance the economic development of Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally