United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 164 (104th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide 8-year terms of offices for judges of Federal courts other than the Supreme Court.
Introduced
19 March 1996
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Limits the term of a judge of a court ordained and established by the Congress to eight years. Counts any time (but not more than six years) served as a judge before the ratification of this amendment towards the first term of that judge.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 1996
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 1996
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 March 1996
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-joint-resolution/164
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hjres/164