As used in this chapter the word “courts” includes the courts of appeals and district courts of the United States, the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the Court of International Trade.
June 25, 1948, ch. 646 62 Stat. 915 Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 44 65 Stat. 725 Pub. L. 85–508, § 12(e)72 Stat. 348 Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 22692 Stat. 2665 Pub. L. 96–417, title V, § 501(15)94 Stat. 1742 Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 120(a)96 Stat. 33 Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1)106 Stat. 4516 (, ; , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 308 Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 501, § 1 53 Stat. 1223 Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 450 (, as added , ).
section 411 of this titleWords “and the United States Court for China” were omitted. See reviser’s note under .
section 41 of this titlesection 44 of this titleProvisions making this chapter and sections 332 and 333 of this title expressly applicable to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia were omitted as covered by “courts of appeals.” (See and reviser’s notes under such section and .)
section 333 of this titleA definition of “continental United States” as “the States of the Union and the District of Columbia” is omitted as unnecessary. (See reviser’s note under .)
section 88 of this titleThe term “district courts in the United States” in this section includes the District Court for the District of Columbia. (See .)
section 450 of title 28Other provisions of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., are incorporated in sections 333 and 604 of this title.
The phrase “all other courts of the United States established by Act of Congress” was added to provide for future growth of the Federal judicial system. [See Senate Revision Amendment below.]
Changes in arrangement and phraseology were made.
Senate Revision Amendment
Those provisions of this section which related to the Tax Court were eliminated by Senate amendment. See 80th Congress Senate Report No. 1559.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–5721992— substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.
Pub. L. 97–1641982— substituted “the United States Claims Court” for “the Court of Claims, the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals”.
Pub. L. 96–4171980— redesignated the Customs Court as the Court of International Trade.
Pub. L. 95–598section 402(b) of Pub. L. 95–598section 101 of Title 111978— directed the amendment of section by substituting “, district courts, and bankruptcy courts” for “and district courts”, which amendment did not become effective pursuant to , as amended, set out as an Effective Date note preceding , Bankruptcy.
Pub. L. 85–508section 81A of this title1958— struck out provisions which included District Court for Territory of Alaska within definition of court. See which establishes a United States District Court for the State of Alaska.
1951—Act , inserted reference to the District Court of Guam.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Pub. L. 102–572section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572section 171 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Pub. L. 97–164section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164section 171 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–417section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96–417section 251 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such date, see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1958 Amendment
Pub. L. 85–508Pub. L. 85–508section 81A of this titlesection 21 of Title 48Amendment by effective , on admission of Alaska into the Union pursuant to Proc. No. 3269, , 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as required by sections 1 and 8(c) of , see notes set out under and preceding , Territories and Insular Possessions.
Termination of United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone
Pub. L. 96–70, title II93 Stat. 493 For termination of the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone at end of the “transition period”, being the 30-month period beginning , and ending midnight , see Paragraph 5 of Article XI of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and sections 2101 and 2201 to 2203 of , , , formerly classified to sections 3831 and 3841 to 3843, respectively, of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.