Peremptory Challenge Act of 1997

Peremptory Challenge Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require: (1) reassignment of a civil or criminal case to be tried in a Federal district court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, or a bankruptcy court if all parties on one side file an application within a specified period requesting reassignment; and (2) the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit in which the case is to be tried, or another judge of such court designated by the chief judge, to determine any question arising as to which parties should be grouped together as a side for such purpose.