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U.S. federal statutes on the federal judiciary
Title 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure ) is the portion of the
United States Code (federal statutory law) that governs the
federal judicial system .
It is divided into six parts:
Part I: Organization of Courts
Part II: Department of Justice
Part III: Court Officers and Employees
Part IV: Jurisdiction and Venue
Part V: Procedure
Part VI: Particular Proceedings
Part I—Organization of Courts
The part establishes
United States federal courts .
Includes provisions setting the number of
justices at 9 and defining a
quorum as any 6, setting the terms of court, and determining salaries
Includes provisions relating to the composition of
Circuits , the creation, composition and terms of courts, and the selection and employment conditions of judges
Describes for each state the layout of districts, divisions etc; describes the creation and composition of courts and the selection and employment conditions of judges; provides for replacement of judges in cases of bias or prejudice
Part II—Department of Justice
The part establishes the
United States Department of Justice .
Part III—Court Officers and Employees
Part IV—Jurisdiction and Venue
This part deals with
jurisdiction and
venue .
Part V—Procedure
This part establishes
criminal procedure and
civil procedure for the federal courts. The
Supreme Court , pursuant to the
Rules Enabling Act and upon recommendations from the
Judicial Conference of the United States , promulgates the more detailed
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Part VI—Particular Proceedings
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