Title 28 of the United States Code

Title 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), also called the Judicial Code, 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.

Chapter 1: Supreme Court

Includes provisions setting the number of justices at 9 and defining a quorum as any 6, setting the terms of court, and determining salaries

Chapter 3: Courts of Appeals

Includes provisions relating to the composition of Circuits, the creation, composition and terms of courts, and the selection and employment conditions of judges

Chapter 5: District Courts

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

Chapter 6: Bankruptcy judges
Chapter 7: United States Court of Federal Claims
Chapter 9: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (repealed October 1, 1982)
Chapter 11: Court of International Trade
Chapter 13: Assignment of judges to other courts
Chapter 15: Conferences and councils of judges
Chapter 17: Resignation and retirement of justices and judges
Chapter 19: Distribution of reports and digests
Chapter 21: General provisions applicable to courts and judges
Chapter 23: Civil justice expense and delay reduction plans

Part II—Department of Justice

The part establishes the United States Department of Justice.

Chapter 31: The Attorney General
Chapter 33: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chapter 35: United States Attorneys
Chapter 37: United States Marshals Service
Chapter 39: United States Trustees
Chapter 40: Independent Counsel
Chapter 40A: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Part III—Court Officers and Employees

Chapter 41: Administrative Office of United States Courts
Chapter 42: Federal Judicial Center
Chapter 43: United States Magistrate Judge
Chapter 44: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 45: Supreme Court
Chapter 47: Courts of Appeals (also called circuit courts)
Chapter 49: District Courts
Chapter 50: [Omitted]
Chapter 51: United States Court of Federal Claims (hears non-tort monetary claims against the U.S. government)
Chapter 53: [Repealed] (United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals)
Chapter 55: Court of International Trade
Chapter 57: General Provisions Applicable to Court Officers and Employees
Chapter 58: United States Sentencing Commission

Part IV—Jurisdiction and Venue

This part deals with jurisdiction and venue.

Chapter 81: Supreme Court
Chapter 83: Courts of Appeals
Chapter 85: District Courts; Jurisdiction
Chapter 87: District Courts; Venue
Chapter 89: District Courts; Removal of Cases from State Courts
Chapter 90: [Omitted]
Chapter 91: United States Court of Federal Claims
Chapter 93: [Repealed] (United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals)
Chapter 95: Court of International Trade
Chapter 97: Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States
Chapter 99: General Provisions

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

Chapter 111: General Provisions
Chapter 113: Process
Chapter 114: Class Actions
Chapter 115: Evidence; Documentary
Chapter 117: Evidence; Depositions
Chapter 119: Evidence; Witnesses
Chapter 121: Juries; Trial by Jury
Chapter 123: Fees and Costs
Chapter 125: Pending Actions and Judgments
Chapter 127: Executions and Judicial Sales
Chapter 129: Money Paid into Court
Chapter 131: Rules of Court
Chapter 133: Review—Miscellaneous Provisions

Part VI—Particular Proceedings

Chapter 151: Declaratory Judgments
Chapter 153: Habeas Corpus
Chapter 154: Special Habeas Corpus Procedures for Capital Cases
Chapter 155: Injunctions; Three-Judge Courts
Chapter 157: Surface Transportation Board Orders; Enforcement and Review
Chapter 158: Orders of Federal Agencies; Review
Chapter 159: Interpleader
Chapter 161: United States as Party Generally
Chapter 163: Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures
Chapter 165: United States Court of Federal Claims Procedure
Chapter 167: [Repealed]
Chapter 169: Court of International Trade Procedure
Chapter 171: Tort Claims Procedure
Chapter 173: Attachment in Postal Suits
Chapter 175: [Repealed]
Chapter 176: Federal Debt Collection Procedures
Chapter 178: Professional and Amateur Sports Protection
Chapter 179: Judicial Review of Certain Actions by Presidential Offices
Chapter 180: Assumption of Certain Contractual Obligations
Chapter 181: Foreign Judgments
Chapter 190: Miscellaneous