{"data":{"id":"us/40-u.s.c.-6501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 U.S.C. § 6501","heading":"Definition","body":"In this chapter, the term “Chief Justice” means the Chief Justice of the United States or the designee of the Chief Justice, except that when there is a vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice, the most senior associate justice of the Supreme Court shall be deemed to be the Chief Justice for purposes of this chapter until the vacancy is filled.","path":["Title 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS","CHAPTER 65—THURGOOD MARSHALL FEDERAL JUDICIARY BUILDING"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc40@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:55Z","sha256":"192171e0842a1076fd01dba28ef3006a2ae84f187fef68af1bdf0139386dd93a","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-u.s.c.-6307","next":"us/40-u.s.c.-6502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}