28 USC § 175 - Official duty station; residence

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title: "28 USC § 175 - Official duty station; residence"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "175"
section_name: "Official duty station; residence"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION OF COURTS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 89–425, § 2, May 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 140; amended Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 105(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 27; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 106–518, title III, § 307, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2419.)"
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# § 175. Official duty station; residence

**(a)** The official duty station of each judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims is the District of Columbia.

**(b)** After appointment and while in active service, each judge shall reside within fifty miles of the District of Columbia.

**(c)** Retired judges of the Court of Federal Claims are not subject to restrictions as to residence. The place where a retired judge maintains the actual abode in which such judge customarily lives shall be deemed to be the judge’s official duty station for the purposes of section 456 of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 89–425, § 2, May 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 140; amended Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 105(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 27; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 106–518, title III, § 307, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2419.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 175, , , required three judges of the Court of Claims to constitute a quorum and the concurrence of three judges for any decision, prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2000—Subsec. (c).  added subsec. (c).

1992—Subsec. (a).  substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.

1982— amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to the official duty station and residence of Claims Court judges for provisions relating to assignment of judges, divisions, hearings, quorums and decisions. See .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .