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NOTES:
Source
(R.S. § 4081; Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 153, §§ 16,
17, 38 Stat. 1184; Pub. L. 90–578, title IV, § 402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)
Codification
R.S. § 4081 derived from act June 11, 1864, ch. 116, § 2, 13 Stat. 121.
Change of Name
Words “magistrate judge” substituted in text for “magistrate” pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101–650, set out as a note under section
631 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Previously, “magistrate” substituted for “commissioner” pursuant to Pub. L. 90–578. See chapter 43 (§ 631 et seq.) of Title 28.
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