28 USC § 482 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s482"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "28 USC § 482 - Definitions"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "482"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "CIVIL JUSTICE EXPENSE AND DELAY REDUCTION PLANS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION OF COURTS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5096, 5117.)"
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# § 482. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term “judicial officer” means a United States district court judge or a United States magistrate judge.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–650, title I, § 103(a), title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5096, 5117.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“United States magistrate judge” substituted for “United States magistrate” in text pursuant to , set out as a note under .