48 U.S.C. § 2168 — Selection of presiding judge
U.S.C. Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS 48 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS CHAPTER 20 - PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY SUBCHAPTER III - ADJUSTMENTS OF DEBTS Sec. 2168 - Selection of presiding judge From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§2168. Selection of presiding judge
(a) For cases in which the debtor is a territory, the Chief Justice of the United States shall designate a district court judge to sit by designation to conduct the case. (b) For cases in which the debtor is not a territory, and no motion for joint administration of the debtor's case with the case of its affiliate territory has been filed or there is no case in which the affiliate territory is a debtor, the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the district in which the case is commenced shall designate a district court judge to conduct the case.
(Pub. L. 114–187, title III, §308, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 582.)