{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1620.23","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1620.23","heading":"Spousal rights.","body":"(a) The current spouse of a justice or judge of the United States (as defined in 28 U.S.C. 451), or of a Court of Veterans Appeals judge, possesses the rights described at 5 U.S.C. 8351(b)(5).\n(b) A current or former spouse of a bankruptcy judge, a United States magistrate judge, or a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, possesses the rights described at 5 U.S.C. 8435 and 8467 if the judge is covered under this subpart.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD","PART 1620—EXPANDED AND CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY","Subpart C—Justices and Judges"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"4063abcb40ce30d53f3819e1321f45ae2031042234da4b870df40f415b21e9dc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1620.22","next":"us/5-cfr-1620.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}