Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that Federal district court judges be reconfirmed every ten years by the executive and legislative authorities of the State in which they serve.

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Introduced

7 May 2003

Last action

25 June 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Terminates the appointment of a judge of a court of general original jurisdiction established under Article III of the Constitution who sits in a State unless the legislative and executive authorities of that State approve that judge's continuation in office at least once every ten years after the judge's appointment.

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7 May 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 May 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 May 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-joint-resolution/55
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/55
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