28 USC § 2343 - Venue

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s2343"
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title: "28 USC § 2343 - Venue"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2343"
section_name: "Venue"
chapter_number: 158
chapter_name: "ORDERS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES; REVIEW"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(e), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 622.)"
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# § 2343. Venue

The venue of a proceeding under this chapter is in the judicial circuit in which the petitioner resides or has its principal office, or in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 4(e), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 622.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 1033. | Dec. 29, 1950, ch. 1189, § 3, 64 Stat. 1130. |

The section is reorganized for clarity and conciseness. The word “is” is substituted for “shall be”. The word “petitioner” is substituted for “party or any of the parties filing the petition for review” in view of the definition of “petitioner” in .