28 USC § 2506 - Interest of witness

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s2506"
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title: "28 USC § 2506 - Interest of witness"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2506"
section_name: "Interest of witness"
chapter_number: 165
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROCEDURE"
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: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 977; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 139(e), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 42; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)"
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# § 2506. Interest of witness

A witness in a suit in the United States Court of Federal Claims shall not be exempt or disqualified because he is a party to or interested in such suit.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 977; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 139(e), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 42; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 274 (, ; , ).

A provision that a witness should not be disqualified by color was omitted as obsolete and unnecessary, since no such disqualification could be invoked in absence of statutory authority.

A provision that the United States could examine any plaintiff or party interested is covered by the word “exempt” in the revised section, and by .

Changes were made in phraseology.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

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

1982— substituted “United States Claims Court” for “Court of Claims”.

## 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 .