United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 28. JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE |
Part I. ORGANIZATION OF COURTS |
Chapter 7. UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS |
§ 172. Tenure and salaries of judges
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(a) Each judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims shall be appointed for a term of fifteen years. (b) Each judge shall receive a salary at the rate of pay, and in the same manner, as judges of the district courts of the United States.
Historical And Revision
This section applies to the judges of the Court of Claims the same rule of precedence applicable to judges of other courts. (See sections 45, 136, 212, and 253 of this title.)
Amendments
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.
1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–702 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “Each judge shall receive a salary at an annual rate determined under section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 351–361), as adjusted by section 461 of this title.”
1982—Pub. L. 97–164 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to tenure and salaries of judges (formerly contained in section 173) for provisions relating to precedence of judges. See section 171 of this title.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–572 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–164 effective
Miscellaneous
For increases in salaries of judges after
1988—Salaries of judges continued at $82,500 per annum by Ex. Ord. No. 12622,
1987—Salaries of judges increased to $82,500 per annum, on recommendation of the President of the United States, see note set out under section 358 of Title 2, The Congress.
Salaries of judges increased to $72,300 effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after
1985—Salaries of judges increased to $70,200 effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after
1984—Salaries of judges set at $67,800 effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after
1982—Salaries of judges set at $65,200 effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after
Maximum rate payable after
Limitations on use of funds for fiscal year ending
1981—Salaries of judges increased to $74,300 effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after
Limitations on use of funds for fiscal year ending
1980—Salaries of judges increased to $70,900 effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after
Limitations on use of funds for fiscal year ending
1979—Salaries of judges increased to $65,000 effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after
Applicability to funds appropriated by any Act for fiscal year ending
1978—Salaries of judges increased to $60,700 effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after
1977—Salaries of judges increased to $57,500 per annum, on recommendation of the President of the United States, see note set out under section 358 of Title 2, The Congress.
1976—Salaries of judges increased to $46,800 effective on first day of first pay period beginning on or after
1969—Salaries of judges increased from $33,000 to $42,500 per annum, commencing
1946—Salaries of chief judge and associate judges increased from $12,500 to $17,500 a year by act July 31, 1946, ch. 704, § 1, 60 Stat. 716.
1926—Salary of Chief Justice, now chief judge, increased from $8,000 to $12,500 a year, and salaries of associate justices, now judges, increased from $7,500 to $12,500 a year by act Dec. 13, 1926, ch. 6, § 1, 44 Stat. 919.
1919—Salary of Chief Justice increased from $6,500 to $8,000 a year, and salaries of associate justices increased from $6,000 to $7,500 a year by act Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 29, § 1, 40 Stat. 1156.
1911—Salary of chief justice set at $6,500, and salaries of associate justices set at $6,000 by Judicial Code of 1911, act Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 1, 36 Stat. 1135.