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• United States Code
• TITLE 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
• PART III - COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
• CHAPTER 43 - UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES

      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.