S.J.Res. 2595th CongressSenate Joint Resolution

Constitutional Amendment - Sets an eight-year term of office for Supreme Court justices and a six-year term of office for judges of…

Official title: Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the terms of office and method of selection of judges of the Federal courts.

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Constitutional Amendment - Sets an eight-year term of office for Supreme Court justices and a six-year term of office for judges of inferior Federal courts. Directs that United States district court judges be elected by persons within the appropriate judicial districts.

Introduced Feb 22, 1977
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James Allen

Democrat

U.S. Senator · AL

Introduced solo — no cosponsors joined.

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