28 USC § 177 - Disbarment of removed judges

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title: "28 USC § 177 - Disbarment of removed judges"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "177"
section_name: "Disbarment of removed judges"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION OF COURTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 105(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 28; amended Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)"
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# § 177. Disbarment of removed judges

section 176 of this title

A judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims removed from office in accordance with  shall not be permitted at any time to practice before the Court of Federal Claims.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 105(a), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 28; amended Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1992— substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court” and “Court of Federal Claims” for “Claims Court”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

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

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under .