Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

28 U.S.C. § 155

Temporary transfer of bankruptcy judges

(a)
A bankruptcy judge may be transferred to serve temporarily as a bankruptcy judge in any judicial district other than the judicial district for which such bankruptcy judge was appointed upon the approval of the judicial council of each of the circuits involved.
(b)
section 377 of this title A bankruptcy judge who has retired may, upon consent, be recalled to serve as a bankruptcy judge in any judicial district by the judicial council of the circuit within which such district is located. Upon recall, a bankruptcy judge may receive a salary for such service in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Judicial Conference of the United States, subject to the restrictions on the payment of an annuity in or in subchapter III of chapter 83, and chapter 84, of title 5 which are applicable to such judge.

Pub. L. 98–353, title I, § 104(a)98 Stat. 339Pub. L. 99–651, title II, § 202(a)100 Stat. 3648Pub. L. 100–659, § 4(a)102 Stat. 3918(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–659section 377 of this title1988—Subsec. (b). inserted “ or in” after “annuity in” and “which are applicable to such judge” after “title 5”.

Pub. L. 99–6511986—Subsec. (b). inserted reference to chapter 84 of title 5.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–659section 9 of Pub. L. 100–659section 377 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable to bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges who retire on or after , with exception for judges and magistrate judges retiring on or after , see , as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–651, title II, § 203100 Stat. 3649

section 375 of this title“This title and the amendments made by this title [enacting and amending this section and sections 374, 631, 633, 636, and 797 of this title] take effect on .”
, , , provided that: