United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3926 (105th)
To provide that a person closely related to a judge of a court exercising judicial power under article III of the United States Constitution (other than the Supreme Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the same court, and for other purposes.
Introduced
21 May 1998
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
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Summary
Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit the appointment, as a judge of a court exercising judicial power under article III of the Constitution (other than the Supreme Court), of any person who is related by affinity or consanguinity within the degree of first cousin to any judge who is a member of the same court. Defines "member" as an active judge or one retired in senior status.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 1998
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 21 May 1998
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3926
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3926