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aN regarding whether the Chief Justice of the United States and the . Associate duatices of the Buprewe Court are covered by the pro- at ada of 90 te = ate visiens af 15 9.5.8, bbe ; . . . ~ . Our research of the question Ata not reveal say case lav or statutes squarely on this point. A distinction is drawn in 28 V8.0. k51 between “judge of the United States” and "Justice of the United States.” However, the statute scans to be inconsistent | vecauses it defines “court of the United States” to include the - Supreme Court and the courts ef appeals and district courts, among others, The Constitution of the United States, Article itr, fectian 1; atates: “The Judges, both of the eupreme and inferior wages Fh Swe We UE ye ES OE SR am Courts, shall hold their Offices during good behaviour » s 4 . By dav, 28 U.8.0, h@, the Chief Justice and associate justices | shall from time to time be allotted as circuit judges enong the | circuits, Congress has provided, 26 U.8.C, 132, that justices are. Competent to sit as judges of the district courts, . < * antag et oPrrwegees ‘fF is, “therefore, our view that the Chief Susties of the - United Btetes and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court are © included within the provisions of 18 U.8.C. 1llk, Accordingly, cases arising under 16 U.8.0. 112 and 1314 in which the Chief — Justice or an Associate Justice is the victim should be investie gated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and presented to the . Criminal Division as well as the appropriate tnited States Attorney for prosecutive consideration. - MA, ” : vet! - » é “og! “ wR. . * “4 gut review of 18 U,8.6, 12h in eomection vith this matter -- “ pevenled certain defidiencies in the coverage afforded Federal exployses. “sr We wild endaavor had have {hese Geticienoics resolved y Congresatonal _ ae actica re ayy SPE 772m inn A ane 73 1970 WY LUZ AVG £O rei ne 4 —