{"data":{"id":"us/28-u.s.c.-143","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 U.S.C. § 143","heading":"Vacant judgeship as affecting proceedings","body":"When the office of a district judge becomes vacant, all pending process, pleadings and proceedings shall, when necessary, be continued by the clerk until a judge is appointed or designated to hold such court.","path":["Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 5—DISTRICT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc28@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:31Z","sha256":"68793dda18ad62bcaca0aab007a6217e642538070e532aadb8e5505cf61f9356","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/28-u.s.c.-142","next":"us/28-u.s.c.-144"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}