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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…

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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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 August 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 28, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 28, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 62: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-62/
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"H.J. Res. 62: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-62/.
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H.J. Res. 62, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-62/.
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[H.J. Res. 62: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-62/)
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