United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 16 (95th)
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the tenure in office of Supreme Court Judges.
Introduced
4 January 1977
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Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Establishes a ten-year term of office for justices of the Supreme Court and judges of inferior Federal courts and permits such judges to be reappointed for a second ten-year term by the President, by and with the consent of each House of Congress. Designates December 31, 1983, or ten years after taking office, whichever latter occurs, as the expiration of the terms of Supreme Court justices and Federal judges holding office on the ratification date of such amendment.
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1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 January 1977
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-joint-resolution/16
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hjres/16