HJRES 62
109th Congress
House
Law
Constitutional amendments
District courts
Government Operations and Politics
Governors
Judges
Judicial tenure
State legislatures
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.
Introduced: July 28, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 28, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 28, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
2