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LegalText 28 U.S.C. § 632 Character of service us united_states_code code_section 28 JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE 43 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES 632 28 U.S.C. § 632 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc28@119-100.zip /us/usc/t28/s632 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-28/usc28.xml d1b1b40bf1829ffb89f8d890acadd638ed0deb6c1bf5c9c8ac5c168b357b5ae8 3390f867a2c02f5d0c496269da780795fe19663a090a3040c64a9ee0a541cdcf 75310960df39dd1b88375c46e6284800faa66399e44ffcea17e9463a87573867 2026-07-04 official
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28 U.S.C. § 632 - Character of service

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(a) Full-time United States magistrate judges may not engage in the practice of law, and may not engage in any other business, occupation, or employment inconsistent with the expeditious, proper, and impartial performance of their duties as judicial officers.

(b) Part-time United States magistrate judges shall render such service as judicial officers as is required by law. While so serving they may engage in the practice of law, but may not serve as counsel in any criminal action in any court of the United States, nor act in any capacity that is, under such regulations as the conference may establish, inconsistent with the proper discharge of their office. Within such restrictions, they may engage in any other business, occupation, or employment which is not inconsistent with the expeditious, proper, and impartial performance of their duties as judicial officers.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 916; Pub. L. 90578, title I, § 101, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1110; Pub. L. 101650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1968—Pub. L. 90578 substituted provisions as to character of service of full-time and part-time United States magistrates for former provisions prescribing jurisdiction and powers of national park commissioners and practice and procedure before such officers. See section 636 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name “United States magistrate judges” substituted for “United States magistrates” wherever appearing in text pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101650, set out as a note under section 631 of this title.

Effective Date of 1968 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 90578 effective Oct. 17, 1968, except when a later effective date is applicable, which is the earlier of date when implementation of amendment by appointment of magistrates [now United States magistrate judges] and assumption of office takes place or third anniversary of enactment of Pub. L. 90578 on Oct. 17, 1968, see section 403 of Pub. L. 90578, set out as a note under section 631 of this title.