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H.J.Res. 62 (109th)

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

28 July 2005

Last action

23 August 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Sponsors

Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

15 November 2019

Rule of law

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Terminates the appointment of a judge of a court of general original jurisdiction established under Article III of this 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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Timeline

  1. 28 July 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 July 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 July 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 August 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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