28 USC § 454 - Practice of law by justices and judges

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title: "28 USC § 454 - Practice of law by justices and judges"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "454"
section_name: "Practice of law by justices and judges"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION OF COURTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908.)"
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# § 454. Practice of law by justices and judges

Any justice or judge appointed under the authority of the United States who engages in the practice of law is guilty of a high misdemeanor.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 908.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 373 (, ).

Changes in phraseology were made.