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28 U.S.C. § 462

Court accommodations

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(a) Sessions of courts of the United States (except the Supreme Court) shall be held only at places where the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts provides accommodations, or where suitable accommodations are furnished without cost to the judicial branch.(b) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall provide accommodations, including chambers and courtrooms, only at places where regular sessions of court are authorized by law to be held, but only if the judicial council of the appropriate circuit has approved the accommodations as necessary.(c) The limitations and restrictions contained in subsection (b) of this section shall not prevent the Director from furnishing chambers to circuit judges at places within the circuit other than where regular sessions of court are authorized by law to be held, when the judicial council of the circuit approves.(d) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall provide permanent accommodations for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and for the United States Court of Federal Claims only at the District of Columbia. However, each such court may hold regular and special sessions at other places utilizing the accommodations which the Director provides to other courts.(e) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall provide accommodations for probation officers, pretrial service officers, and Federal Public Defender Organizations at such places as may be approved by the judicial council of the appropriate circuit.(f) Upon the request of the Director, the Administrator of General Services is authorized and directed to provide the accommodations the Director requests, and to close accommodations which the Director recommends for closure with the approval of the Judicial Conference of the United States.(Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 115(c)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 31; amended Pub. L. 100–702, title X, § 1015, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4669; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)Editorial NotesAmendments

1992—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.

1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–702 substituted “within the circuit other than where regular sessions of court are authorized by law to be held,” for “where Federal facilities are available”.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under section 171 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1942–2017 · leading case: United States v. Hayman
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United States v. Hayman (1952) scotus “32 28 U. S. C. § 462 (now 28 U. S. C. (Supp.”
Robertson v. Kiamichi Railroad Co., LLC (1999) txed “Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 462 (f) (1993), in September 1995 the Judicial Conference of the United States approved the closure of the Paris, Texas courthouse.”
In Re: Ashton R. O'Dwyer (2017) la “The motion restates that the en banc suspension order is a “violation of 28 U.S.C. § 462 , which is criminalized by 18 U.”
B.K. Instrument, Inc. v. United States (1983) ca2 “For the purpose of this paragraph, an express or implied contract with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchanges, Marine Corps Exchanges, Coast Guard Exchanges, or Exchange Councils of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall be considered an express…”
United States ex rel. Quirin v. Cox (1942) scotus “§ 462 , regulating the issuance of habeas corpus where the prisoner claims some right, privilege or exemption under the order of a foreign state, “the validity and effect whereof depend upon the law of nations”; 15 U. S. C. §§ 606 (b) and 713 (b), authorizing certain loans to…”
Pape v. Local 390 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (2004) flsd “28 U.S.C. § 462 ; see also Int’l Bhd. of Teamsters v.”
Ex Parte Quirin (1942) scotus “§ 462 , regulating the issuance of habeas corpus where the prisoner claims some right, privilege or exemption under the order of a foreign state, "the validity and effect whereof depend upon the law of nations"; 15 U.S.C. §§ 606 (b) and 713 (b), authorizing certain loans to…”
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