---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 1910"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
number: "1910"
heading: "Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/1910"
units:
  - "Part I — Crimes"
  - "Chapter 93 — Public Officers and Employees"
---

# §1910. Nepotism in appointment of receiver or trustee


[Whoever](/usc/18/921.md?p=a-1), being a judge of any court of the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9), appoints as receiver, or trustee, any [person](/usc/18/229F.md?p=5) related to such judge by consanguinity, or affinity, within the fourth degree—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.


## Source credit

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 792; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

## Notes

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on section 531 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Judicial Code and Judiciary (Aug. 25, 1937, ch. 777, 50 Stat. 810).

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000” in last par.