{"data":{"id":"us/28-u.s.c.-151","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 U.S.C. § 151","heading":"Designation of bankruptcy courts","body":"In each judicial district, the bankruptcy judges in regular active service shall constitute a unit of the district court to be known as the bankruptcy court for that district. Each bankruptcy judge, as a judicial officer of the district court, may exercise the authority conferred under this chapter with respect to any action, suit, or proceeding and may preside alone and hold a regular or special session of the court, except as otherwise provided by law or by rule or order of the district court.","path":["Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 6—BANKRUPTCY JUDGES"],"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":"f6a8e6499b45d3549d67f7085e167796bbd7288138c7f151a0bd6707d96e5812","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/28-u.s.c.-144","next":"us/28-u.s.c.-152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}