28 USC § 582 - Assistant United States trustees

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title: "28 USC § 582 - Assistant United States trustees"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "582"
section_name: "Assistant United States trustees"
chapter_number: 39
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES TRUSTEES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 224(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2663; amended Pub. L. 99–554, title I, § 111(d), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3091.)"
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# § 582. Assistant United States trustees

**(a)** The Attorney General may appoint one or more assistant United States trustees in any region when the public interest so requires.

**(b)** Each assistant United States trustee is subject to removal by the Attorney General.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 95–598, title II, § 224(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2663; amended Pub. L. 99–554, title I, § 111(d), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3091.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

, as amended, which provided for the repeal of this section and the deletion of any references to United States Trustees in this title at a prospective date, was repealed by . See note set out preceding .

### Amendments

1986—Subsec. (a). , substituted “region” for “district”.

Subsec. (b). , struck out “for cause” after “removal”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 30 days after , see , set out as a note under .

### Appointment of United States Trustees by Attorney General

For sense of Congress concerning consideration of estate administrators under title 11 by the Attorney General for appointment under this section as U.S. trustee and assistant U.S. trustee, see , set out as a note under .