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DESIGNATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF AN ACTIVE UNITED STATES JUDGE FOR SERVICE IN ANOTHER CIRCUIT

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Statutory authority for cross-circuit judicial assignment, Administrative rather than adversarial proceeding, Identity of assigned judge and receiving circuit not specified

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26-mc-00029

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This miscellaneous proceeding, docketed as 26-mc-00029, concerns the formal designation and assignment of an active United States judge for service in a circuit other than the judge's home circuit. Such assignments are administrative in nature and typically issued by the Chief Justice or a circuit chief judge under 28 U.S.C. § 291. No substantive dispute is at issue. The proceeding reflects judicial administration — cross-circuit assignments are used to manage caseload, fill vacancies, or address recusal situations in a given circuit.

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Key Issues

• Statutory authority for cross-circuit judicial assignment
• Administrative rather than adversarial proceeding
• Identity of assigned judge and receiving circuit not specified

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Other April 20, 2026

1:26-mc-00029 DESIGNATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF AN ACTIVE UNITED STATES JUDGE FOR SERVICE IN ANOTHER CIRCUIT

A federal judge has been designated to sit by designation in another circuit, meaning a judge from one federal circuit will hear cases in a different circuit. This is an administrative assignment, not a case-specific ruling — it creates no immediate consequence for any pending litigation.

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