Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/70

 96 STAT. 28 28 USC 176

PUBLIC LAW 97-164—APR. 2, 1982 «§ 176. Removal from office "(a) Removal of a judge of the United States Claims Court during the term for which he is appointed shall be only for incompetency, misconduct, neglect of duty, engaging in the practice of law, or hysical or mental disability. Removal shall be by the United tates Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, but removal may not occur unless a majority of all the judges of such court of appeals concur in the order of removal. (b) Before any order of removal may be entered, a full specification of the charges shall be fumishea to the judge involved, and such judge shall be accorded an opportunity to be heard on the charges. "(c) Any cause for removal of any judge of the United States Claims Court coming to the knowledge of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall be reported by him to the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and a copy of the report shall at the same time be transmitted to the judge. ««§ 177^ Disbarment of removed judges "A judge of the United States Claims Court removed from office in accordance with section 176 of this title shall not be permitted at any time to practice before the Claims Court.". (b) The item relating to chapter 7 in the chapter analysis of part I of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

g

28 USC 177.

"7. United States Claims Court

171".

REPEAL OP PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COURT OF CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS

28 USC 221 ^* *^9

SEC. 106. Chapter 9 of title 28, United States Code, and the item relating to chapter 9 in the chapter analysis of part I of such title, are repealed. INTERLOCUTORY APPEALS FROM CERTAIN ORDERS

SEC. 107. Section 256(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out "section 1541(b)" and all that follows through "in that section." and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "section 1292(d)(1) of this title, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit may, in its discretion, consider the appeal.". REPEAL; ASSIGNMENT OF CIRCUIT JUDGES

SEC. 108. (a) Subsection (b) of section 291 of title 28, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out "(c)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(b)". ASSIGNMENT OF DISTRICT JUDGES

SEC. 109. Section 292(e) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out "the Court of Claims, the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals or" and by striking out "in which the need arises".

�