18 USC § 1910 - Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s1910"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 1910 - Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1910"
section_name: "Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee"
chapter_number: 93
chapter_name: "PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 792; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)"
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# § 1910. Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee

Whoever, being a judge of any court of the United States, appoints as receiver, or trustee, any person related to such judge by consanguinity, or affinity, within the fourth degree—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 792; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Judicial Code and Judiciary (, ).

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000” in last par.