SEC. 302. INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES TO COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS. (a) Chief Judge To Be Appointed First.—The President may not appoint an individual to be an associate judge of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals under section 4053(b) of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 301, until the chief judge of such Court has been appointed. The President shall, during the period beginning on January 21, 1989, and ending on April 1, 1989, nominate an individual for appointment to the position of chief judge of such Court. (b) Judges.—Subject to subsection (a), judges of the Court of Veterans Appeals may be appointed after February 1, 1989.
Pub. L. 100-687, div. A, tit. III, sec. 302: INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES TO COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS. | Justis AI