PUBLIC LAW 96-417—OCT. 10, 1980
94 STAT. 1727
Public Law 96-417 96th Congress An Act To improve the Federal judicial machinery by clarifying and revising certain provisions of title 28, United States Code, relating to the judiciary and judicial review of international trade matters, and for other purposes.
Oct. 10, ia»U— [S. 1654]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be Customs Courts cited as the "Customs Courts Act of 1980". i'^tSi^^'^. 28 USC 1 note.
TITLE I—COMPOSITION OF THE COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO OTHER COURTS COMPOSITION OF COURT
SEC. 101. Section 251 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
- '§251. Appointment and number of judges; offlces
"(a) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, nine judges who shall constitute a court of record to be known as the United States Court of International Trade. Not more than five of such judges shall be from the same political party. The court is a court established under article III of the Constitution of the United States. use prec. title i. "(h) The President shall designate one of the judges of the Court of International Trade who is less than seventy years of age to serve as chief judge. The chief judge shall continue to serve as chief judge until he reaches the age of seventy years and another judge is designated as chief judge by the President. After the designation of another judge to serve as chief judge, the former chief judge may continue to serve as a judge of the court. "(c) The offices of the Court of International Trade shall be located in New York, New York.". ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES
SEC. 102. (a) Section 293(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out "Customs Court" and all that follows through "need arises" and inserting in lieu thereof "Court of International Trade to perform judicial duties in any circuit, either in a court of appeals or district court, upon presentation of a certificate of necessity by the chief judge or circuit justice of the circuit in which the need arises". (b) Section 293(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(d) The chief judge of the Court of International Trade may, upon presentation to him of a certificate of necessity by the chief judge of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals or the chief judge of the Court of Claims, designate and assign temporarily any judge of the
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