United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 66 (101st)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of office of the judges of the Supreme and inferior courts.
Introduced
4 January 1989
Last action
27 March 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
16 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - States that Federal judges (including Supreme Court justices): (1) shall be appointed to six-year terms; and (2) may not serve for more than 12 years.
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Timeline
4 January 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 March 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 January 1989
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Sponsors
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-joint-resolution/66
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hjres/66
- us · 101-hjres-66 · source updated 16 January 2025