---
kind: "unit"
title: "28"
title_heading: "Judiciary and Judicial Procedure"
key: "ptIII/ch43"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 43"
heading: "United States Magistrate Judges"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/28/ptIII-ch43"
sections_count: 9
---

# Chapter 43 — United States Magistrate Judges

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure › Part III — Court Officers and Employees

## Sections

- [§631. Appointment and tenure](/usc/28/631.md)
- [§632. Character of service](/usc/28/632.md)
- [§633. Determination of number, locations, and salaries of magistrate judges](/usc/28/633.md)
- [§634. Compensation](/usc/28/634.md)
- [§635. Expenses](/usc/28/635.md)
- [§636. Jurisdiction, powers, and temporary assignment](/usc/28/636.md)
- [§637. Training](/usc/28/637.md)
- [§638. Dockets and forms; United States Code; seals](/usc/28/638.md)
- [§639. Definitions](/usc/28/639.md)