28 U.S.C. § 48 : US Code - Section 48: Terms of court

Search 28 U.S.C. § 48 : US Code - Section 48: Terms of court

(a) The courts of appeals shall hold regular sessions at the
places listed below, and at such other places within the respective
circuit as each court may designate by rule.
Circuits Places
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District of Columbia Washington.
First Boston.
Second New York.
Third Philadelphia.
Fourth Richmond, Asheville.
Fifth New Orleans, Fort Worth, Jackson.
Sixth Cincinnati.
Seventh Chicago.
Eighth St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Paul.
Ninth San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland,
Seattle.
Tenth Denver, Wichita, Oklahoma City.
Eleventh Atlanta, Jacksonville, Montgomery.
Federal District of Columbia, and in any other
place listed above as the court by rule
directs.
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(b) Each court of appeals may hold special sessions at any place
within its circuit as the nature of the business may require, and
upon such notice as the court orders. The court may transact any
business at a special session which it might transact at a regular
session.
(c) Any court of appeals may pretermit any regular session of
court at any place for insufficient business or other good cause.
(d) The times and places of the sessions of the Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit shall be prescribed with a view to securing
reasonable opportunity to citizens to appear before the court with
as little inconvenience and expense to citizens as is practicable.
(e) Each court of appeals may hold special sessions at any place
within the United States outside the circuit as the nature of the
business may require and upon such notice as the court orders, upon
a finding by either the chief judge of the court of appeals (or, if
the chief judge is unavailable, the most senior available active
judge of the court of appeals) or the judicial council of the
circuit that, because of emergency conditions, no location within
the circuit is reasonably available where such special sessions
could be held. The court may transact any business at a special
session outside the circuit which it might transact at a regular
session.
(f) If a court of appeals issues an order exercising its
authority under subsection (e), the court -
(1) through the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts, shall -
(A) send notice of such order, including the reasons for the
issuance of such order, to the Committee on the Judiciary of
the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) not later than 180 days after the expiration of such
court order submit a brief report to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives describing the impact of such
order, including -
(i) the reasons for the issuance of such order;
(ii) the duration of such order;
(iii) the impact of such order on litigants; and
(iv) the costs to the judiciary resulting from such order;
and
(2) shall provide reasonable notice to the United States
Marshals Service before the commencement of any special session
held pursuant to such order.