{"data":{"id":"us/28-u.s.c.-639","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 U.S.C. § 639","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter—(1) “Conference” shall mean the Judicial Conference of the United States; (2) “Council” shall mean the Judicial Council of the Circuit; (3) “Director” shall mean the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; (4) “Full-time magistrate judge” shall mean a full-time United States magistrate judge; (5) “Part-time magistrate judge” shall mean a part-time United States magistrate judge; and (6) “United States magistrate judge” and “magistrate judge” shall mean both full-time and part-time United States magistrate judges.","path":["Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 43—UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE 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":"91029906fdd6177bfd2c2b4060434f6886e4f4dcc76d9873c93bf02bb3fe2324","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-u.s.c.-638","next":"us/28-u.s.c.-651"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}