28 U.S.C. § 458 : US Code - Section 458: Relative of justice or judge ineligible to appointment

Search 28 U.S.C. § 458 : US Code - Section 458: Relative of justice or judge ineligible to appointment

(a)(1) No person shall be appointed to or employed in any office
or duty in any court who is related by affinity or consanguinity
within the degree of first cousin to any justice or judge of such
court.
(2) With respect to the appointment of a judge of a court
exercising judicial power under article III of the United States
Constitution (other than the Supreme Court), subsection (b) shall
apply in lieu of this subsection.
(b)(1) In this subsection, the term -
(A) "same court" means -
(i) in the case of a district court, the court of a single
judicial district; and
(ii) in the case of a court of appeals, the court of appeals
of a single circuit; and
(B) "member" -
(i) means an active judge or a judge retired in senior status
under section 371(b); and
(ii) shall not include a retired judge, except as described
under clause (i).
(2) No person may be appointed to the position of judge of a
court exercising judicial power under article III of the United
States Constitution (other than the Supreme Court) who is related
by affinity or consanguinity within the degree of first cousin to
any judge who is a member of the same court.